Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU60592

#VU60592 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Huawei PCManager - CVE-2021-40046

Published: February 15, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU60592

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40046

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Huawei PCManager

Software vendor:
Huawei

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker on the local network to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a module fails to fully verify external input, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

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