Exploited CVEs / CVE-2021-23758

CVE-2021-23758

Ajax.NET Professional Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-09-09; treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.

Risk summary

In the top 10 of the Senserva CVE Ranking (as of 2026-08-26)

CriticalCISA KEV

9.8

CVSS v3 base

84%

EPSS exploit probability

Critical

Severity

2026-08-26

Added to KEV

2026-09-09

CISA due date

Actively exploited Ajax.NET Professional vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS v3 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-08-26.

CISA required action Official fix for CVE-2021-23758 Admin questions #1 hottest CVE right now

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- CVE-2021-23758: Ajax.NET Professional Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- Affected: Ajax.NET Professional
- Severity: Critical, CVSS v3 9.8; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 84%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2026-08-26; federal remediation due 2026-09-09
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or dis...
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Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

No vendor fix is mapped yet. This page refreshes daily and will name the patch the day one is published.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2026-09-09; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 27, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2021-23758

Published: 2026-08-26
Last revised: 2026-08-26
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2026-09-09.

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Official fix for CVE-2021-23758

Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched Ajax.NET Professional versions and workarounds.

CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2021-23758

Is CVE-2021-23758 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-23758 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-08-26, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 84%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2021-23758?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2026-09-09. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

What fixes CVE-2021-23758?

Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched Ajax.NET Professional versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2021-23758?

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Scope and sources

Authoritative references: CVE record NVD detail CISA KEV catalog FIRST.org EPSS

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