SB2022021501 - Privilege escalation in Huawei PCManager
Published: February 15, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022021501
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40046)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker on the local network to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a module fails to fully verify external input, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.