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CVE-2021-40329

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Authentication API in Ping Identity PingFederate before 10.3 mishandles certain aspects of external password management.

Affected products

• Ping Identity PingFederate: before 10.3 — fixed in 10.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ping Identity PingFederate 10.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingfederate-103/page/cou1615333347158.html
• https://docs.pingidentity.com/bundle/pingfederate-103/page/cou1615333347158.html

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