Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in PsExec - CVE-2021-1733
Published: February 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50507
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1733
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in PsExec, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
PsExec
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1733
Install updates from vendor's website.