Number: AV21-244
Date: 27 May 2021
On 25 May 2021 Red Hat published a Security Advisory to address a critical vulnerability in the following product:
- Red Hat Data Grid 8 – versions prior to 8.2.0
Exploitation of this vulnerability by an unauthenticated, remote actor may allow them to bypass authentication.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web link and apply the necessary updates.
Red Hat Data Grid 8:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-31917
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