Is CVE-2021-40087 being actively exploited?

CVE-2021-40087 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-40087?

CVE-2021-40087 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.7 (LOW).

CVE-2021-40087

LOW · CVSS 2.7EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0. When audit logging changes to the alias configurations of various protocols that use an enrollment secret, any modifications to the secret were logged in cleartext in the audit log (that can only be viewed by an administrator). This affects use of any of the following protocols: SCEP, CMP, or EST.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.7 (v3.1)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-312
EPSS score: 0.4% (34th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2021-27276)
Published: August 25, 2021
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2021-27276 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

primekey / ejbca

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

PrimeKey EJBCA Enterprise v7.4.1.1 - PrimeKey Solutions AB - Common Criteria CSEC2019005 - archived
EJBCA, version 5.0.4 - PrimeKey Solutions AB - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2012/47 - archived

References

https://support.primekey.com/news/posts/53(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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