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CVE-2021-3040 Details

Description

An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.139. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3040 CVEVendor Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3040 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
paloaltonetworks bridgecrew checkov
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.139

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:paloaltonetworks:bridgecrew_checkov:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-3040
NVD Published Date:
Jun 10, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]