CVE-2021-22159

Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for…

published January 26, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00335 · 25.7th percentile
Published
2021-01-26T19:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 19:44Z
    Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for…
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