High severity · published May 27, 2021
CVE-2021-22908
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Windows File Resource Profiles in 9.X allows a remote authenticated user with privileges to browse SMB shares to execute arbitrary code…
8.8
CVSS
69.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Windows File Resource Profiles in 9.X allows a remote authenticated user with privileges to browse SMB shares to execute arbitrary code as the root user. As of version 9.1R3, this permission is not enabled by default.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)69.4% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Connect Secure · Ivanti
9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; +19 more · source: NVD
PC
Pulse Connect Secure · Pulsesecure
9.0rx · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22908
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22908
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44800/
www.kb.cert.org
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/667933
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