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CVE-2021-22038
- EPSS 0.67%
- Published 29.10.2021 12:15:07
- Last modified 21.11.2024 05:49:28
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On Windows, the uninstaller binary copies itself to a fixed temporary location, which is then executed (the originally called uninstaller exits, so it does not block the installation directory). This temporary location is not randomized and does not restrict access to Administrators only so a potential attacker could plant a binary to replace the copied binary right before it gets called, thus gaining Administrator privileges (if the original uninstaller was executed as Administrator). The vulnerability only affects Windows installers.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
VMware ≫ Installbuilder SwPlatformwindows Version < 21.6.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
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EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.67% | 0.701 |
Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
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nvd@nist.gov | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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nvd@nist.gov | 6.5 | 8 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values
The product uses insufficiently random numbers or values in a security context that depends on unpredictable numbers.