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CVE-2021-42556
MEDIUM

CVE-2021-42556

Published Oct 22, 2021 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSMEDIUM · 5.5
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood0.96%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Rasa X before 0.42.4 allows Directory Traversal during archive extraction. In the functionality that allows a user to load a trained model archive, an attacker has arbitrary write capability within specific directories via a crafted archive file.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

Rasa X before 0.42.4 allows Directory Traversal during archive extraction. In the functionality that allows a user to load a trained model archive, an attacker has arbitrary write capability within specific directories via a crafted archive file.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSS
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. rasa.com ↗
  2. Security advisory ↗

Record history

Published Oct 22, 2021 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026