CVE-2021-3540
CVE-2021-3540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Mobileiron with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-88.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.5)
- CVSS v2: 9.0
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (87th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-88
- Affected product: Ivanti Mobileiron
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
By abusing the 'install rpm info detail' command, an attacker can escape the restricted clish shell on affected versions of Ivanti MobileIron Core. This issue was fixed in version 11.1.0.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3540?
- By abusing the 'install rpm info detail' command, an attacker can escape the restricted clish shell on affected versions of Ivanti MobileIron Core. This issue was fixed in version 11.1.0.0.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3540?
- CVE-2021-3540 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability none.
- Is CVE-2021-3540 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (87th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2021-3540?
- CVE-2021-3540 affects Ivanti Mobileiron. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2021-3540?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2021-3540 published?
- CVE-2021-3540 was published on 2021-07-22 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:mobileiron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
More vulnerabilities in Ivanti Mobileiron
- CVE-2021-3198 — Medium (CVSS 6.5): By abusing the 'install rpm url' command, an attacker can escape the restricted clish shell on affected versions of…
All CVEs affecting Ivanti Mobileiron →
Other CWE-88 (Argument Injection) vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-57572 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Crawl4AI is an open-source LLM-friendly web crawler and scraper. Prior to 0.9.0, the Docker API server accepted…
- CVE-2026-40281 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. In versions 8.30.1 and earlier, the metadata write endpoint…
- CVE-2023-6269 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): An argument injection vulnerability has been identified in the administrative web interface of the Atos Unify…
- CVE-2007-0882 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Argument injection vulnerability in the telnet daemon (in.telnetd) in Solaris 10 and 11 (SunOS 5.10 and 5.11)…
- CVE-2004-0480 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Argument injection vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes 6.0.3 and 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
- CVE-1999-0113 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Some implementations of rlogin allow root access if given a -froot parameter.