#VU56139 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Nomad and Nomad Enterprise - CVE-2021-37218
Published: August 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56139
Vulnerability risk: 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-2021-37218
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nomad
Nomad Enterprise
Nomad
Nomad Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp
HashiCorp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote authenticated attacker can directly communicate with the server agent’s Raft RPC layer which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.