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CVE-2021-29221 (GCVE-0-2021-29221)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-09 13:34 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:02
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Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Erlang/OTP prior to version 23.2.3. By adding files to an existing installation's directory, a local attacker could hijack accounts of other users running Erlang programs or possibly coerce a service running with "erlsrv.exe" to execute arbitrary code as Local System. This can occur only under specific conditions on Windows with unsafe filesystem permissions.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Incorrect Access Control
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References
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
Erlang Project Erlang/OTP Affected: < 23.2.3
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