CVE-2021-42126 (GCVE-0-2021-42126)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-07 13:12 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:30
VLAI
Summary
An improper authorization control vulnerability exists in Ivanti Avalanche before 6.3.3 allows an attacker with access to the Inforail Service to perform privilege escalation.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-285 - Improper Authorization (CWE-285)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Ivanti Avalanche Affected: 6.3.3
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