Privilege escalation in Netskope client on macOS



| Updated: 2024-08-01
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-41388
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Netskope client
Client/Desktop applications / Software for archiving

Vendor Netskope

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU95153

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41388

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the XPC implementation of nsAuxiliarySvc process. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Netskope client: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2021-002


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.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted archive.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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