Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU58031

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Sphere - CVE-2021-42300

Published: November 9, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58031

CSH Severity: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42300

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Microsoft

Affected software:
Azure Sphere

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a tampering issue in Azure Sphere, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

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