CVE-2021-37852

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-37852
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-02-09 06:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-07-12 17:42:00 UTC
DescriptionESET products for Windows allows untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe, which can be leveraged by attacker to escalate privileges in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Eset Endpoint Antivirus All All All All
Application Eset Endpoint Security All All All All
Application Eset File Security All All All All
Application Eset Internet Security All All All All
Application Eset Mail Security All All All All
Application Eset Mail Security All All All All
Application Eset Nod32 Antivirus All All All All
Application Eset Security All All All All
Application Eset Server Security 8.0.12003.0 All All All
Application Eset Server Security 8.0.12003.1 All All All
Application Eset Server Security All All All All
Application Eset Smart Security All All All All
Application Eset Smart Security All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ZDI-22-148 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
[CA8223] Local privilege escalation vulnerability fixed in ESET products for Windows MISC support.eset.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376449 ESET Endpoint Security Unnecessary Privileges Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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