# CVE-2021-42073: An issue was discovered in Barrier before 2.4.0.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-08 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in Barrier before 2.4.0. An attacker can enter an active session state with the barriers component (aka the server-side implementation of Barrier) simply by supplying a client label that identifies a valid client configuration. This label is "Unnamed" by default but could instead be guessed from hostnames or other publicly available information. In the active session state, an attacker can capture input device events from the server, and also modify the clipboard content on the server.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/02/4
- https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/releases/tag/v2.4.0
- https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/commit/b5adc93e2bd74cb094f91ff595c07f321a489f3e
- https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/commit/229abab99f39f11624e5651f819e7f1f8eddedcc

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