High severity · published Dec 8, 2021
CVE-2021-42110
An issue was discovered in Allegro Windows (formerly Popsy Windows) before 3.3.4156.1
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in Allegro Windows (formerly Popsy Windows) before 3.3.4156.1. A standard user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM if the FTP module is installed, because of DLL hijacking.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AL
Allegro · Allegro
before 3.3.4156.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42110
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42110
Patch
http://www.popsy.com/Documents/Setups/Setup.Allegro.3.3.4154.2.exe
cds.thalesgroup.com
https://cds.thalesgroup.com/en/tcs-cert/CVE-2021-42110
Patch
https://excellium-services.com/cert-xlm-advisory/CVE-2021-42110
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