Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2022 · Assigned by ESET
CVE-2021-37851Local Privilege Escalation in ESET product for Windows
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in ESET Endpoint Antivirus from ESET, spol. s r.o.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Local privilege escalation in Windows products of ESET allows user who is logged into the system to exploit repair feature of the installer to run malicious code with higher privileges. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET NOD32 Antivirus | 11.2 – before 15.1.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Internet Security | 11.2 – before 15.1.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Smart Security Premium | 11.2 – before 15.1.12.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Endpoint Antivirus | 6.0 – before 9.0.2046.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Endpoint Security | 6.0 – before 9.0.2046.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server | 8.0 – before 9.0.12012.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server | 6.0 8.0.12013.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server | 6.0 – before 8.0.10020.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino | 6.0 – before 8.0.14011.0 |
| ESET, spol. s r.o. | ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server | 6.0 – before 8.0.15009.0 |
Weakness: CWE-280 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268 x_refsource_MISC