High severity · published Nov 19, 2021
CVE-2021-42254
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
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)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
Privilege Management For Windows · Beyondtrust
before 21.6 · source: NVD
Affected product
PM
Privilege Management For Windows
Beyondtrust
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42254
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42254
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0008/MNDT-2021-0008.md
Product
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog
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