Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2021 · Assigned by icscert

CVE-2021-22682

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity improper access control in Cscape. 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Cscape (All versions prior to 9.90 SP4) is configured by default to be installed for all users, which allows full permissions, including read/write access. This may allow unprivileged users to modify the binaries and configuration files and lead to local privilege escalation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Cscape All versions prior to 9.90 SP4

Weakness: CWE-284

References