CVE-2021-31776

Description

Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.14.14 on Windows has an unquoted search path that enables local privilege escalation to the SYSTEM user, if the machine is misconfigured to allow unprivileged users to write to directories that are supposed to be restricted to administrators.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory aviatrix.com Vendor Advisory aviatrix.com Vendor Advisory aviatrix.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html product vendor advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/changelog.html#aviatrix-vpn-client-changelog release notes vendor advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html#windows-win product vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-31776?
CVE-2021-31776 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-31776?
To fix CVE-2021-31776, 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-2021-31776 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-31776 is being actively exploited. 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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