Vulnerability · Published Dec 1, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-42711
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 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Barracuda Network Access Client before 5.2.2 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions. This file is executed with SYSTEM privileges when an unprivileged user performs a repair operation.