CVE-2021-42808 (GCVE-0-2021-42808)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-20 20:19 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:38
VLAI
Title
The Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.0 creates files and directory with all privileges granting any user full permissions.
Summary
Improper Access Control in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer could allow a local user to escalate privileges.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Thales Sentinel Protection Installer Affected: 7.7.0 , ≤ 7.7.0 (custom)
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Credits
Intel Corp
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