Medium severity · published Dec 20, 2021
CVE-2021-42808
Improper Access Control in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer could allow a local user to escalate privileges
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Access Control in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer could allow a local user to escalate privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SP
Sentinel Protection Installer · Thalesgroup
before 7.7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42808
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42808
Not Applicable
https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/fr/software-monetization/security-updates
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