BIT-checkov-2021-3040

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    BIT-checkov-2021-3040

    Published: 9 Feb 2026Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Aliases:
    CVE-2021-3040

    Summary: Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution

    Details: An unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Bridgecrew Checkov by Prisma Cloud allows arbitrary code execution when processing a malicious terraform file. This issue impacts Checkov 2.0 versions earlier than Checkov 2.0.139. Checkov 1.0 versions are not impacted.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3040, https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2021-3040

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: checkov

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/checkov

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 2.0.0
    Fixed -2.0.139

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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