CVE-2021-36222EPSS p95.7%

CVE-2021-36222CVE-2021-36222

mit / kerberos_5

Description

ec_verify in kdc/kdc_preauth_ec.c in the Key Distribution Center (KDC) in MIT Kerberos 5 (aka krb5) before 1.18.4 and 1.19.x before 1.19.2 allows remote attackers to cause a NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash. This occurs because a return value is not properly managed in a certain situation.

Scoring

CVSS 7.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS10.51% probability of exploitation · percentile 95.7% · 2026-10-17T12:00:28Z
Last modified2026-10-14
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