CVE-2021-3040
HIGH7.2EPSS 3.4%Bridgecrew Checkov: Unsafe deserialization of Terraform files allows code execution
Published: 2/9/2026Modified: 2/9/2026
Also known as:BIT-checkov-2021-3040
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Bitnami/checkov>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.139
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |