Improper privilege management in Ballistix MOD Utility - CVE-2021-41285
Published: November 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99974
CSH Severity: High
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-2021-41285
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the MODAPI.sys driver component. A local user can send a specially crafted IOCTL request and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges
Affected software
Ballistix MOD Utility
How to mitigate CVE-2021-41285
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.