VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-37852
ESET products for Windows allows untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe, which can be leveraged by attacker to escalate privileges in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.60%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ESET products for Windows allows untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe, which can be leveraged by attacker to escalate privileges in the context of NT AUTHORITY\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
- 0.60% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- eset/endpoint antivirus · eset/endpoint security · eset/file security · eset/internet security · eset/mail security · eset/nod32 antivirus · eset/security · eset/server security · eset/smart security
- Source
- security@eset.com
References
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8223-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windowsVendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-148/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.eset.com/en/ca8223-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windowsVendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-148/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.