CVE-2021-36029: Magento Commerce Improper Authorization Vulnerability Could Lead To Remote Code Execution

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Magento Commerce versions 2.4.2 (and earlier), 2.4.2-p1 (and earlier) and 2.3.7 (and earlier) are affected by an improper improper authorization vulnerability. An attacker with admin privileges could leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution.

Affected products

Adobe Commerce: from 2.3.0 through 2.3.7; from 2.4.0 through 2.4.2; 2.4.2-p1
Adobe Magento Open Source: from 2.3.0 through 2.3.7; from 2.4.0 through 2.4.2; 2.4.2-p1
Adobe Magento Commerce: through 2.4.2; through 2.4.2-p1; through 2.3.7; through None

References

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