CVE-2021-28246

Public Exploit

Description

CA eHealth Performance Manager through 6.3.2.12 is affected by Privilege Escalation via a Dynamically Linked Shared Object Library. A regular user must create a malicious library in the writable RPATH, to be dynamically linked when the emtgtctl2 executable is run. The code in the library will be executed as the ehealth user. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory github.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://n4nj0.github.io/advisories/ca-ehealth-performance-manager/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-28246?
CVE-2021-28246 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-28246?
To fix CVE-2021-28246, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-28246 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-28246 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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