Vulnerability · Published Nov 19, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-42254
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. 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 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0008/MNDT-2021-0008.md x_refsource_MISC