CVE-2021-29441

CRITICAL

Nacos is a platform designed for dynamic service discovery and configuration and service management. In Nacos before version 1.4.1, when configured to use authentication (-Dnacos.core.auth.enabled=...

Affects 1 product across 1 vendor.

CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS83.5%
Percentile100th
PatchPatched
CVSS Vector — Plain English Remotely exploitable over the network, low complexity, no authentication required, no user interaction needed, impact contained to the vulnerable component, full confidentiality impact, full integrity impact, full availability impact.
CWE Weakness Definitions
CWE-290: CWE-290
Related Attack Patterns (CAPEC)
CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
via CWE-290
CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
via CWE-290
CAPEC-459 Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate
via CWE-290
CAPEC-476 Signature Spoofing by Misrepresentation
via CWE-290
CAPEC-667 Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS (BIAS)
via CWE-290
Show all 10

Mapping is CWE-to-CAPEC per MITRE CAPEC 3.9.

◆ AI Analysis — automated analysis, not human-reviewed

A critical vulnerability in Nacos before version 1.4.1 allows unauthorized access due to a backdoor in the AuthFilter servlet filter, which can bypass authentication checks.

BSID: BS-2021-GLOBAL-248266-C • Model: /workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16 • Confidence: HIGH

Is this CVE in your environment?

BreachSpider monitors your ICS/OT environment for vulnerabilities like this one. No agents or network access required. Free to start.

Check My Environment →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2021-29441?
A critical vulnerability in Nacos before version 1.4.1 allows unauthorized access due to a backdoor in the AuthFilter servlet filter, which can bypass authentication checks.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-29441?
CVE-2021-29441 has CVSS 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS: 83.5%.
Is CVE-2021-29441 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2021-29441 as of 2026-05-30.
How do I remediate CVE-2021-29441?
Priority: IMMEDIATE.
What systems are affected by CVE-2021-29441?
CVE-2021-29441 affects Alibaba Nacos.
Vulnerability Details
CVE IDCVE-2021-29441
BSIDBS-2021-GLOBAL-248266-C BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published2021-04-27
Last Modified2024-11-21
ICS Relevance0%
Weakness (CWE)
SourceNVD
Official Description

Nacos is a platform designed for dynamic service discovery and configuration and service management. In Nacos before version 1.4.1, when configured to use authentication (-Dnacos.core.auth.enabled=true) Nacos uses the AuthFilter servlet filter to enforce authentication. This filter has a backdoor that enables Nacos servers to bypass this filter and therefore skip authentication checks. This mechanism relies on the user-agent HTTP header so it can be easily spoofed. This issue may allow any user to carry out any administrative tasks on the Nacos server.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the Nacos server, which will be processed without proper authentication due to the backdoor in the AuthFilter.

Exploitation Likelihood: CRITICAL

Affected Products
VendorProductAffected Versions
Alibaba Nacos < 1.4.1
Remediation

No official vendor advisory link on record. See the CVE record →

Threat Intelligence
● Threat Intelligence Validated: October 2026 | Threat Age: 1997 Days
CISA known-exploitedNot in KEV catalog
Public ExploitNot confirmed
PoC CodeNot confirmed
AI Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash
Model/workspace/models/qwen2.5-coder-32b-instruct-bf16
ConfidenceHIGH
Enriched At2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash84eb41b676a2f1036d7e6235bcb1cc598dbd36f8e79c97e1ec11f6681cfab14140292cb33212786c9659c6421615c48acfb18c2c8eee5627da87747d12f11188
Related CVEs affecting Alibaba
CVE-2025-70974 10.0 Fastjson before 1.2.48 mishandles autoType because, when an @type key is in a... CVE-2017-18349 9.8 parseObject in Fastjson before 1.2.25, as used in FastjsonEngine in Pippo 1.1... CVE-2022-25845 9.8 The package com.alibaba:fastjson before 1.2.83 are vulnerable to Deserializat... CVE-2025-15573 9.4 The affected devices do not validate the server certificate when connecting t... CVE-2026-16723 9.0 A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in fastjson 1.2.68 through...
View all Alibaba CVEs →

Critical Severity - Know Your Exposure

A CVSS 9.8 vulnerability in your ICS environment cannot wait. BreachSpider maps critical CVEs to your specific assets and tells you what to fix first.

Create a free account →