Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-42255
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 77.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
AppGuard Enterprise before 6.7.100.1 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions. Local users can gain SYSTEM privileges because a repair operation relies on the %TEMP% directory of an unprivileged user.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0022/MNDT-2022-0022.md x_refsource_MISC