CVE-2021-4007

Rapid7 Insight Agent Privilege Escalation

Description

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34, suffer from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34 start, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll," which normally is writable by locally authenticated users. Because of this, a malicious local user could use Insight Agent's startup conditions to elevate to SYSTEM privileges. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.35. This vulnerability is a regression of CVE-2019-5629.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory mitre.org Third-Party Advisory rapid7.com
Affected: Rapid7 Insight Agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20211210/ third party advisory release notes
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2019-5629 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-4007?
CVE-2021-4007 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-4007?
To fix CVE-2021-4007, 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-2021-4007 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-4007 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-2021-4007?
CVE-2021-4007 affects Rapid7 Insight Agent.
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