CVE-2021-37941

Description

A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious file to an application running with the APM Java agent. Using this vector, a malicious or compromised user account could use the agent to run commands at a higher level of permissions than they possess. This vulnerability affects users that have set up the agent via the attacher cli 3, the attach API 2, as well as users that have enabled the profiling_inferred_spans_enabled option

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic APM Java Agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-security-update/289627 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37941?
CVE-2021-37941 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-37941?
To fix CVE-2021-37941, 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-2021-37941 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-37941 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-37941?
CVE-2021-37941 affects Elastic APM Java Agent.
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