Privilege escalation in Huawei ManageOne



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-22397
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 ManageOne
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Huawei

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU54879

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22397

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to external parameters of some files are lack of verification when they are be called, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ManageOne: 8.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20210714-01-pe-en


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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