CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-37852

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Feb 09, 2022 | Modified: Jul 12, 2022
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

ESET products for Windows allows untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe, which can be leveraged by attacker to escalate privileges in the context of NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Endpoint_antivirus Eset 6.6.2046.0 (including) 7.3.2055.0 (excluding)
Endpoint_antivirus Eset 8.0 (including) 8.0.2028.3 (excluding)
Endpoint_antivirus Eset 8.1 (including) 8.1.2031.4 (excluding)
Endpoint_antivirus Eset 9.0 (including) 9.0.2032.6 (excluding)
Endpoint_security Eset 6.6.2046.0 (including) 7.3.2055.0 (excluding)
Endpoint_security Eset 8.0 (including) 8.0.2028.3 (excluding)
Endpoint_security Eset 8.1 (including) 8.1.2031.4 (excluding)
Endpoint_security Eset 9.0 (including) 9.0.2032.6 (excluding)
File_security Eset 7.0.12014.0 (including) 7.3.12006.0 (including)
Internet_security Eset 10.0.337.1 (including) 15.0.18.0 (excluding)
Mail_security Eset 7.0.10019 (including) 7.3.10014.0 (excluding)
Mail_security Eset 7.0.14008.0 (including) 7.3.14003.0 (excluding)
Mail_security Eset 8.0 (including) 8.0.14006.0 (excluding)
Mail_security Eset 8.0.10012.0 (including) 8.0.10018.0 (excluding)
Nod32_antivirus Eset 10.0.337.1 (including) 15.0.18.0 (including)
Security Eset 7.0.15008.0 (including) 8.0.15004.0 (including)
Server_security Eset 7.0.12016.1002 (including) 7.2.12004.1000 (including)
Server_security Eset 8.0.12003.0 (including) 8.0.12003.0 (including)
Server_security Eset 8.0.12003.1 (including) 8.0.12003.1 (including)
Smart_security Eset 10.0.337.1 (including) 15.0.18.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References