#VU58456 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Free Antivirus - CVE-2021-34998

 

#VU58456 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Free Antivirus - CVE-2021-34998

Published: November 30, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58456
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34998
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Free Antivirus
Software vendor:
Panda Security SL

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the use of named pipes, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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