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CVE-2021-34998

HIGH

7.8

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Free Antivirus 20.2.0.0. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the use of named pipes. The issue results from allowing an untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-14208.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/13/2022

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

watchguard:panda_antivirus

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-250CWE-269

References

https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=100077(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1336/(zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com)

https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=100077(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1336/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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