FKIE_CVE-2021-27766

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-05-06 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:45
Severity
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The BigFix Client 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.
References
psirt@hcl.comhttps://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0024/MNDT-2022-0024.mdThird Party Advisory
psirt@hcl.comhttps://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098116Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0024/MNDT-2022-0024.mdThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098116Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hcltech bigfix_platform *
hcltech bigfix_platform *
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