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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-20335

🗓️ 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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CVE-2021-20335 affects MongoDB Ops Manager upgrades with SSL on, causing temporary SSL disable.

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Circl
CVE-2021-20335
11 Feb 202112:42
circl
CNNVD
MongoDB Ops Manager Security Vulnerability
11 Feb 202100:00
cnnvd
CVE
CVE-2021-20335
11 Feb 202110:10
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2021-20335 SSL may be unexpectedly disabled during upgrade of multiple-server MongoDB Ops Manager
11 Feb 202110:10
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2021-7753
3 Oct 202520:07
euvd
MongoDB
SSL may be unexpectedly disabled during upgrade of multiple-server MongoDB Ops Manager
11 Feb 202100:00
mongodb
NVD
CVE-2021-20335
11 Feb 202110:15
nvd
OSV
CVE-2021-20335
11 Feb 202110:15
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20335
11 Feb 202110:15
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Prion
Information disclosure
11 Feb 202110:15
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(262659);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/10");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-20335");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-20335");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - For MongoDB Ops Manager versions prior to and including 4.2.24 with multiple OM application servers, that
    have SSL turned on for their MongoDB processes, the upgrade to MongoDB Ops Manager versions prior to and
    including 4.4.12 triggers a bug where Automation thinks SSL is being turned off, and can disable SSL
    temporarily for members of the cluster. This issue is temporary and eventually corrects itself after
    MongoDB Ops Manager instances have finished upgrading to MongoDB Ops Manager 4.4. In addition, customers
    must be running with clientCertificateMode=OPTIONAL / allowConnectionsWithoutCertificates=true to be
    impacted*.* Customers upgrading from Ops Manager 4.2.X to 4.2.24 and finally to Ops Manager 4.4.13+ are
    unaffected by this issue. (CVE-2021-20335)

  - For MongoDB Ops Manager <= 4.2.24 with multiple OM application servers, that have SSL turned on for their
    MongoDB processes, the upgrade to MongoDB Ops Manager <= 4.4.12 triggers a bug where Automation thinks SSL
    is being turned off, and can disable SSL temporarily for members of the cluster. This issue is temporary
    and eventually corrects itself after MongoDB Ops Manager instances have finished upgrading to MongoDB Ops
    Manager 4.4. In addition, customers must be running with clientCertificateMode=OPTIONAL /
    allowConnectionsWithoutCertificates=true to be impacted*.* Customers upgrading from Ops Manager 4.2.X to
    4.2.24 and finally to Ops Manager 4.4.13+ are unaffected by this issue. (CVE-2021-20335)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20335");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-20335");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/02/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/09/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mongodb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-14.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-16.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-18.04", "Host/OS/Ubuntu Linux-20.04");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mongodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mongodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mongodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "mongodb"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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10 Sep 2025 00:00Current
5.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.2
CVSS 24.1
CVSS 3.14.6 - 6.7
EPSS0.00056
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