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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-40616 · published 14 June 2022

CVE-2021-40616: Thinkcmf vulnerability

Thinkcmf · Thinkcmf

thinkcmf v5.1.7 has an unauthorized vulnerability. The attacker can modify the password of the administrator account with id 1 through the background user management group permissions. The use condition is that the background user management group authority is required.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.76% · top 46.4% CWE-425 · CWE-425
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.0
0.76%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

thinkcmf v5.1.7 has an unauthorized vulnerability. The attacker can modify the password of the administrator account with id 1 through the background user management group permissions. The use condition is that the background user management group authority is required.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/thinkcmf/thinkcmf/issues/722 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/thinkcmf/thinkcmf/issues/722 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-40616), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.