CVE-2021-22941 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Access Control in Citrix ShareFile storage zones controller before 5.11.20 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely compromise the storage zones controller.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is in the KEV database since March 25, 2022.

The EPSS score is 0.89655.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Citrix	Sharefile Storagezones Controller

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:citrix:sharefile_storagezones_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX328123
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22941

History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000

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References		https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22941

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2022-03-25'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2021-09-23T12:44:31.000Z

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:31.338Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-22941

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T18:58:26.166Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-09-23T13:15:08.620

Modified: 2025-11-03T18:06:40.810

Link: CVE-2021-22941

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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