VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-39976

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in CloudEngine 5800 V200R020C00SPC600.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

There is a privilege escalation vulnerability in CloudEngine 5800 V200R020C00SPC600. Due to lack of privilege restrictions, an authenticated local attacker can perform specific operation to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to obtain a higher privilege.

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: 0.17% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: huawei/cloudengine 5800 firmware
Source: psirt@huawei.com

References

https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20211103-01-privilege-enVendor Advisory
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20211103-01-privilege-enVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.