CVE-2021-36795
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
A permission issue in the Cohesity Linux agent may allow privilege escalation in version 6.5.1b to 6.5.1d-hotfix10, 6.6.0a to 6.6.0b-hotfix1. An underprivileged linux user, if certain environment criteria are met, can gain additional privileges.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-36795
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-08-06T17:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-08-16T20:21:55
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.5.1b | 6.5.1d |
| cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.6.0a | 6.6.0b |
| cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:6.5.1d:hotfix10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:6.6.0b:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
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://github.com/cohesity/SecAdvisory/blob/master/CVE-2021-36795.md | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36795 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-36795 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:57:01 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 07:35:56 | 2021-08-06T17:15Z | 2021-08-06T17:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 07:35:56 | 2021-08-16T20:21:55 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 07:35:56 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |