Security restrictions bypass in Snow Inventory Agent for Windows - #VU50878

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Security restrictions bypass in Snow Inventory Agent for Windows - #VU50878

Published: February 23, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50878
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Snow Inventory Agent for Windows
Software vendor:
Snow Software

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error, related to usage of the CPUID component for monitoring CPU on client instances. A local user can run a specially crafted program to escalate privileges on the affected system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vendor recommends to disable CPUID support until the issue is resolved.


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