CVE-2021-42563

HIGH

7.8

Description

There is an Unquoted Service Path in NI Service Locator (nisvcloc.exe) in versions prior to 18.0 on Windows. This may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate privileges.

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

Published11/12/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:windowsni:ni_service_locator

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-428

References

https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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