Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU56271

Race condition in Credential Provider - CVE-2021-31797

Published: September 2, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU56271

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31797

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: CyberArk

Affected software:
Credential Provider

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the user identification mechanism. A remote attacker can exploit the race and disclose passwords.

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