# CVE-2021-3551: jss: The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate System. Secur... CVE-2021-3551 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2021:2235, released June 3, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3551 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.8 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0019 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jun 3, 2021 ## Description The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Core contains fundamental packages required by Red Hat Certificate System. Security Fix(es): * pki-server: Dogtag installer "pkispawn" logs admin credentials into a world-readable log file (CVE-2021-3551) The PKI installer "pkispawn" logs admin credentials into a world-readable log file. It also looks like the installer is passing the password as an insecure command line argument. The credentials are the 389-DS LDAP server's Directory Manager credentials. The Directory Manager is 389-DS' equivalent of unrestricted root account. The user bypasses permission checks and grants full access to data. In an IdM / FreeIPA installation the DM user is able to read and manipulate Kerberos KDC master password, Kerberos keytabs, hashed user passwords, and more. Any and all IdM and FreeIPA installations with PKI 10.10 should be considered compromised. For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | jss RHEL 8 | 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | jss ol 8 | 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+20154+9830f79e | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | jss-javadoc RHEL 8 | 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+10451+3e5b5448 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | jss-javadoc ol 8 | 0:4.8.1-2.module+el8.4.0+20154+9830f79e | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | ldapjdk RHEL 8 | 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c62 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | ldapjdk ol 8 | 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+7857+983338ee | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | ldapjdk-javadoc RHEL 8 | 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+6784+6e1e4c62 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | ldapjdk-javadoc ol 8 | 0:4.22.0-1.module+el8.3.0+7857+983338ee | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-acme RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-acme ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-base RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-base ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-base-java RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-base-java ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-ca RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-ca ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-kra RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-kra ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-server RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-server ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-symkey RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-symkey ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | pki-tools RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | pki-tools ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | python3-pki RHEL 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | python3-pki ol 8 | 0:10.10.5-3.0.1.module+el8.4.0+20181+8592f730 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | | Linux | tomcatjss RHEL 8 | 0:7.6.1-1.module+el8.4.0+8778+d07929ff | [RHSA-2021:2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 3, 2021 | | Linux | tomcatjss ol 8 | 0:7.6.1-1.module+el8.4.0+20053+7cddd5b6 | [ELSA-2021-2235](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2021-2235.md) | Jun 4, 2021 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T19:12:23Z UTC. 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