FKIE_CVE-2021-3540

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-07-22 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:05
Severity
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
By abusing the 'install rpm info detail' command, an attacker can escape the restricted clish shell on affected versions of Ivanti MobileIron Core. This issue was fixed in version 11.1.0.0.
References
cve@rapid7.comhttps://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/02/untitled-cve-2021-3198-and-cve-2021-3540-mobileiron-shell-escape-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/06/02/untitled-cve-2021-3198-and-cve-2021-3540-mobileiron-shell-escape-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ivanti mobileiron *
ivanti mobileiron *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:05:18.893",
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