{
    "id": "CVE-2021-40084",
    "published": "2021-08-25 01:15:12",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:06:29",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-94",
    "description": "opensysusers through 0.6 does not safely use eval on files in sysusers.d that may contain shell metacharacters. For example, it allows command execution via a crafted GECOS field whereas systemd-sysusers (a program with the same specification) does not do that.",
    "epss_score": "0.02933",
    "epss_percentile": "0.86728",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-11 18:17:26",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "artixlinux",
            "product": "opensysusers"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://bugs.debian.org/992058",
        "https://github.com/artix-linux/opensysusers/releases",
        "https://bugs.debian.org/992058",
        "https://github.com/artix-linux/opensysusers/releases"
    ]
}