CVE-2021-28127
Published: 01 July 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-28127 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Stormshield Stormshield Network Security. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 44.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-14827
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in Stormshield SNS through 4.2.1. A brute-force attack can occur.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
This control directly enforces limits on consecutive invalid logon attempts and automatic response (e.g., lockout) to prevent brute-force exploitation of authentication mechanisms.
Specific conditions can include excessive failed attempts, triggering stronger authentication that restricts brute-force exploitation.