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etcd: vulnerability history, versions and safety

etcd is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 25 vulnerabilities for it across 36 releases, from Nov -0001 to Aug 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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25 vulnerabilities recorded U25
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11 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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3 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 12 Aug 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on etcd i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 11 of the 25 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 25 vulnerabilities on record across 2026 years, 3 in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 11 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 25 over 2026 years · 3 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 12 Aug 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 11 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for etcd, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 36 of 36 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 0 2
  • 2018 2
  • 2019 2
  • 2020 12
  • 2023 4
  • 2026 3

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 3 of the 25 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for etcd

The 5 most severe of 25 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Etcd Package - CVE-2021-28235 9.8 critical No fix published 04 Apr 2023
Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in etcd 8.8 high No fix published 03 Apr 2018
Improper Authentication Vulnerability in etcd Package 8.1 high 3.2.26+dfsg-1 14 Jan 2019
Denial of Service Vulnerability in etcd Gateway - CVE-2020-15114 7.7 high 3.3.25+dfsg-5 06 Aug 2020
Denial of Service in Etcd v3.5.4 7.5 high No fix published 22 Aug 2023

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About etcd

Is etcd safe to use?

Vulert records 25 vulnerabilities for etcd in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 25 not yet rated. 11 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does etcd have?

25 vulnerabilities are recorded for etcd in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 25 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new etcd vulnerabilities disclosed?

3 vulnerabilities were recorded for etcd in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 30 Nov -0001. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of etcd are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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