High severity · published May 11, 2022
CVE-2021-37851
Local privilege escalation in Windows products of ESET allows user who is logged into the system to exploit repair feature of the installer to run malicious code with higher…
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Local privilege escalation in Windows products of ESET allows user who is logged into the system to exploit repair feature of the installer to run malicious code with higher privileges. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EA
Endpoint Antivirus · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.2053.0; 8.1 before 8.1.2050.0; 9.0 before 9.0.2046.0 · source: NVD
ES
Endpoint Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.2053.0; 8.1 before 8.1.2050.0; 9.0 before 9.0.2046.0 · source: NVD
FS
File Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.12013.0 · source: NVD
IS
Internet Security · Eset
11.2 before 15.1.12.0 · source: NVD
MS
Mail Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.10020.0; 6.0 before 8.0.14011.0 · source: NVD
NA
Nod32 Antivirus · Eset
11.2 before 15.1.12.0 · source: NVD
SE
Security · Eset
6.0 before 8.0.15009.0 · source: NVD
SS
Server Security · Eset
6.0 and later; 8.0 before 9.0.12012.0 · source: NVD
SS
Smart Security · Eset
11.2 before 15.1.12.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37851
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37851
Vendor Advisory
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268
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