Findings

CVE-2021-27852

Checkbox Survey Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

Published May 27, 2021 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · checkbox survey

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue affects: Checkbox Survey versions prior to 7.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 27, 2021 · Catalog

    Detected

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue affects: Checkbox Survey versions prior to 7.

  2. Apr 11, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Versions 6 and earlier for this product are end-of-life and must be removed from agency networks. Versions 7 and later are not considered vulnerable.

  3. May 2, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Versions 6 and earlier for this product are end-of-life and must be removed from agency networks. Versions 7 and later are not considered vulnerable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue affects: Checkbox Survey versions prior to 7.

Required action

Versions 6 and earlier for this product are end-of-life and must be removed from agency networks. Versions 7 and later are not considered vulnerable.

CISA due date May 2, 2022

Affected

  • cpe checkbox/surveyversion unspecified
  • vendor Checkbox Checkbox Surveyversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2021-27852

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2021-27852

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2021-27852

    30-day exploitation probability 30.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2021-27852

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in CheckboxWeb.dll of Checkbox Survey allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This issue affects: Checkbox Survey versions prior to 7.

    nvd.nist.gov

References