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CVE-2021-42791

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-444

Description

An issue was discovered in VeridiumID VeridiumAD 2.5.3.0. The HTTP request to trigger push notifications for VeridiumAD enrolled users does not enforce proper access control. A user can trigger push notifications for any other user. The text contained in the push notification can also be modified. If a user who receives the notification accepts it, then the user who triggered the notification can obtain the accepting user's login certificate.

Affected products

• Veridiumid Veridiumad: 2.5.3.0

References

• https://www.compass-security.com/en/research/advisories
• https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2022_03_CSNC-2021-017_VeridiumId_Broken_Access_Control.txt
• https://www.veridiumid.com/press/veridium-eliminates-passwords-with-veridiumad-for-enterprises-using-microsoft-active-directory/
• https://www.compass-security.com/en/research/advisories
• https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2022_03_CSNC-2021-017_VeridiumId_Broken_Access_Control.txt
• https://www.veridiumid.com/press/veridium-eliminates-passwords-with-veridiumad-for-enterprises-using-microsoft-active-directory/

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