SB2021042920 - Privilege escalation in APM Clients for Windows



SB2021042920 - Privilege escalation in APM Clients for Windows

Published: April 29, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021042920
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Physical access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to after generating the Diagnostics Report, command prompts with elevated privileges remain on the client Windows system. An attacker with access to the system can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.