VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-29645
Hitachi JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Agent 9 through 12 calls the SendMessageTimeoutW API with arbitrary arguments via a local pipe, leading to a local privilege escalation vulnerability.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Hitachi JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Agent 9 through 12 calls the SendMessageTimeoutW API with arbitrary arguments via a local pipe, leading to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who exploits this issue could execute arbitrary code on the local system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hitachi/it operations director · hitachi/job management partner 1\/it desktop management-manager · hitachi/job management partner 1\/it desktop management 2-manager · hitachi/job management partner 1\/remote control agent · hitachi/job management partner 1\/software distribution client · hitachi/job management partner 1\/software distribution manager · hitachi/jp1\/it desktop management-manager · hitachi/jp1\/it desktop management 2-manager · hitachi/jp1\/it desktop management 2-operations director · hitachi/jp1\/netm\/dm client · hitachi/jp1\/netm\/dm client-remote control feature · hitachi/jp1\/netm\/dm manager · hitachi/jp1\/netm\/remote control feature · hitachi/jp1\/remote control feature
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.