CVE-2021-27766CWE-269

HCL BigFix Platform Client is affected by a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium · published May 6, 2022

CVSS v3.1
6.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The BigFix Client installer is created with InstallShield, which was affected by CVE-2021-41526, a vulnerability that could allow a local user to perform a privilege escalation. This vulnerability was resolved by updating to an InstallShield version with the underlying vulnerability fixed.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00195 · 8.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2022-05-06T18:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 18:10Z
    HCL BigFix Platform Client is affected by a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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