CVE-2021-27765 (GCVE-0-2021-27765)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-06 18:10 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:15
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Summary
The BigFix Server API installer is created with InstallShield, which was affected by CVE-2021-41526, a vulnerability that could allow a local user to perform a privilege escalation. This vulnerability was resolved by updating to an InstallShield version with the underlying vulnerability fixed.
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
HCL
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HCL Software BigFix Platform Affected: 9.5 - 9.5.18, 10 - 10.0.5
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Credits
HCL Software would like to thank Mandiant for responsibly reporting this vulnerability.
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