# CVE-2021-36382: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Attackers can intercept private keys via man-in-the-middle attacks on cleartext endpoints, compromising credential security in Devolutions Server.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7429-7ch3-hxxp

## What is CVE-2021-36382?

CVE-2021-36382 is a low-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Devolutions Server, published on 12 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Devolutions Server before 2021.1.18, and LTS before 2020.3.20, allows attackers to intercept private keys via a man-in-the-middle attack against the connections/partial endpoint (which accepts cleartext).

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36382?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devolutions Devolutions Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-36382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-36382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Devolutions Server

- [CVE-2026-3130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3130/): Business logic in Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-3204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3204/): Cross-site scripting in Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-3224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3224/): Auth bypass in Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-0610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0610/): SQL injection in Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2921](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2921/): Missing authorization in Server (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-36382 is a low-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Devolutions Server, published on 12 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Devolutions Devolutions Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36382/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36382/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.