CVE-2021-22159

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-22159
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-01-26 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-28 14:11:00 UTC
DescriptionInsider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for Windows before 7.4.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.5, 7.7.5, 7.8.4, 7.9.3, 7.10.2, and 7.11.0.25 as well as versions 7.3 and earlier is missing authentication for a critical function, which allows a local authenticated Windows user to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Windows SYSTEM user. Agents for MacOS, Linux, and ITM Cloud are not affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-306

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Proofpoint Insider Threat Management All All All All
Application Proofpoint Insider Threat Management All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory | Proofpoint US MISC www.proofpoint.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisories | Proofpoint US MISC www.proofpoint.com Vendor Advisory
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