CVE-2021-23892
Published May 12, 2021
Last updated a year ago
Overview
- Description
- By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall (ENSL TP/FW) installation process, a local user can perform a privilege escalation attack to obtain administrator privileges for the purpose of executing arbitrary code through insecure use of predictable temporary file locations.
- Source
- trellixpsirt@trellix.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.9
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Configurations
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"negate": false,
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:mcafee:endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "98894A60-D42C-43FE-A471-8BBB4EFEBF0B",
"versionEndExcluding": "10.7.5",
"versionStartIncluding": "10.5.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]