Vulnerability · Published Jul 7, 2021 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2021-21786
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Iobit. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the IOCTL 0x9c406144 handling of IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-782 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1253 x_refsource_MISC