{"id":"CVE-2021-40494","aliases":["GHSA-p4xh-4869-8vrg","PYSEC-2021-342"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40494","summary":"AdaptiveScale LXDUI Hardcoded JWT Secret Key","details":"A Hardcoded JWT Secret Key in `__metadata__.py` metadata.py in AdaptiveScale LXDUI through 2.1.3 allows attackers to gain admin access to the host system.","published":"2021-09-03T02:15:06.467Z","modified":"2026-07-09T06:37:16.897725Z","cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"lxdui","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353","label":"AdaptiveScale/lxdui#353"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/pull/353"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40494"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui/commit/e4bffeb9d69a5700a642cb6424453d1894e50d84"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/AdaptiveScale/lxdui"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/lxdui/PYSEC-2021-342.yaml"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-09T06:37:16.897725Z"}}