Improper privilege management in Ballistix MOD Utility - CVE-2021-41285

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Improper privilege management in Ballistix MOD Utility - CVE-2021-41285

Published: November 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99974
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41285
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Micron Technology
Affected software:
Ballistix MOD Utility

Detailed vulnerability description

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


How to mitigate CVE-2021-41285

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

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