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CVE-2021-4481

Published
CVSS8.2
Severityhigh
WeaknessCWE-732
ExploitedNot in CISA KEV

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

Dräger Protector Software prior to version 6.4.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure file system permissions that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can replace binaries or loaded modules on the host system to execute code with NT SYSTEM privileges.

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