VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-36795
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- 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
- 0.21% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- cohesity/linux agent
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/cohesity/SecAdvisory/blob/master/CVE-2021-36795.mdThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cohesity/SecAdvisory/blob/master/CVE-2021-36795.mdThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.