How severe is CVE-2021-41617?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 7 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-41617?

This is classified as NVD-CWE-Other, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2021-41617 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 7

Vulnerability Description

sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.

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