CVE-2021-28041

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 8.5 has a double free that may be relevant in a few less-common scenarios, such as unconstrained agent-socket access on a legacy operating system, or the forwarding of an agent to an attacker-controlled host.

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 49.1%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 5, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (18)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/e04fd6dde16de1cdc5a4d9946397ff60d96568db
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQWGII3LQR4AOTPPFXGMTYE7UDEWIUKI/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXST2CML2MWY3PNVUXX7FFJE3ATJMNVZ/
cve@mitrehttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-35
cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0002/
cve@mitrehttps://www.openssh.com/security.html
cve@mitrehttps://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.5
cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/03/1
cve@mitrehttps://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/e04fd6dde16de1cdc5a4d9946397ff60d96568db
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQWGII3LQR4AOTPPFXGMTYE7UDEWIUKI/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TXST2CML2MWY3PNVUXX7FFJE3ATJMNVZ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-35
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0002/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openssh.com/security.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	ssh-askpass-gnome (1:8.3p1-1ubuntu0.1) @ groovy	2026-05-26	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-415Double Free

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Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-28041?

CVE-2021-28041 is a high vulnerability published on March 5, 2021. ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 8.5 has a double free that may be relevant in a few less-common scenarios, such as unconstrained agent-socket access on a legacy operating system, or the forwarding of an agent to an attacker-controlled host.

When was CVE-2021-28041 disclosed?

CVE-2021-28041 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 5, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-28041 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-28041 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 49.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28041?

CVE-2021-28041 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-28041?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-28041, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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