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CVE-2021-31489

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava!

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.42%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DWF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12717.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.42% probability · 73th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
opentext/brava\! desktop
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.42%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.