high Known exploitedREV. 01
CVE-2021-22555Linux kernel — netfilter heap write to privilege escalation
A heap write outside its bounds in the Linux kernel's packet filtering tables, present since 2.6.19, lets a local user in a user namespace corrupt memory and take root — or simply bring the machine down.
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THE VITAL STATS- CVSS score
- 7.8/ 10 CVSS v3.1
- EPSS probability
- 79% Likelihood of exploitation
- Attack complexity
- Low Conditions needed to exploit
- Known exploited
- Yes — CISA KEV
- CVE published
- 2021-07-07
- Added to KEV
- 2025-10-06
- Exploit published
- Yes
- Confidence
- high
- Kill chain
- privilege escalation
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1068
- Severity
- high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attacker needsLocal code execution with the ability to create a user namespace.
Behind the card
5 REFERENCES- 01CVE recordNVD recordnvd.nist.gov
- 02CISACISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogcisa.gov
- 03Vendor advisorygit.kernel.orggit.kernel.org
- 04Vendor advisorygit.kernel.orggit.kernel.org
- 05Exploitpacketstormsecurity.compacketstormsecurity.com
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +
Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.
| Fields | Source | Retrieved | Extractor | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_at | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_added | cisa.gov | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| epss | api.first.org | 2026-09-24 | scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1 | high |
| title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisites | nvd.nist.gov | 2026-09-24 | claude-code | high |
Printing history
THE RECORD- r1Initial base card
First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.