CVE-2021-22159
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for Windows before 7.4.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.5, 7.7.5, 7.8.4, 7.9.3, 7.10.2, and 7.11.0.25 as well as versions 7.3 and earlier is missing authentication for a critical function, which allows a local authenticated Windows user to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Windows SYSTEM user. Agents for MacOS, Linux, and ITM Cloud are not affected.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-22159
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-01-26T20:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-06-28T14:11:45
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.4.3 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.5.0 | 7.5.4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.6.0 | 7.6.5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.7.0 | 7.7.5 |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.8.0 | 7.8.4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.9.0 | 7.9.3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.10.0 | 7.10.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.11.0.0 | 7.11.0.25 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22159 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-22159 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:24:39 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 20:57:20 | 2021-01-26T20:15Z | 2021-01-26T20:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 20:57:20 | 2022-06-28T14:11:45 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 20:57:20 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |