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Vulnerability · CVE-2021-28128

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password.

Published May 6, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · In Strapi through 3.6.0,

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-28128. EPSS is 1.28%. Act only if a listed version of In Strapi through 3.6.0, is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (In Strapi through 3.6.0,).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.28%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe strapi/strapi

In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe strapi/strapi<= 3.6.0

How to fix CVE-2021-28128

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2021-28128. EPSS is 1.28%. Act only if a listed version of In Strapi through 3.6.0, is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with <= 3.6.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. EPSS 1.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Strapi security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 6, 2021 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-28128

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2021-28128

    In Strapi through 3.6.0, the admin panel allows the changing of one's own password without entering the current password. An attacker who gains access to a valid session can use this to take over an account by changing the password.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 4, 2026