CVE-2021-36750
Published: 22 December 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-36750 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307) vulnerability in Zendesk Enc Datavault. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-23339
Vulnerability details
ENC DataVault before 7.2 and VaultAPI v67 mishandle key derivation, making it easier for attackers to determine the passwords of all DataVault users (across USB drives sold under multiple brand names).
- 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.