Code Injection in Microsoft Defender for IoT - CVE-2021-42314

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU58921

Code Injection in Microsoft Defender for IoT - CVE-2021-42314

Published: December 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58921
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42314
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Defender for IoT
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Microsoft Defender for IoT. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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