Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2021-27855

WARP FatPipe software allows privilege escalation

FatPipe / WARP · affected before 10.1.2r60p91

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Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
1.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2021-27855 is a vulnerability affecting FatPipe WARP and 2 other products. FatPipe WARP, IPVPN, and MPVPN software prior to versions 10.1.2r60p91 and 10.2.2r42 allows a remote, authenticated attacker with...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

FatPipe / WARP affected before 10.1.2r60p91.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

WARP FatPipe software allows privilege escalation

FatPipe WARP, IPVPN, and MPVPN software prior to versions 10.1.2r60p91 and 10.2.2r42 allows a remote, authenticated attacker with read-only privileges to grant themselves administrative privileges. Older versions of FatPipe software may also be vulnerable.

The FatPipe advisory identifier for this vulnerability is FPSA001.

FatPipe Affected
WARP
Before 10.1.2r60p91 Before 10.2.2r42
FatPipe Affected
IPVPN
Before 10.1.2r60p91 Before 10.2.2r42
FatPipe Affected
MPVPN
Before 10.1.2r60p91 Before 10.2.2r42
Published
15 Dec 2021
Exploitation Reported
14 Oct 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 14 Oct 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-10-14 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

1.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Missing Authorization CWE-862

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 16:14 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2021-27855

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
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  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-27855",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01604,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}