VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45819
Wordline HIDCCEMonitorSVC before v5.2.4.3 contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers to escalate privileges to the system level.
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
Wordline HIDCCEMonitorSVC before v5.2.4.3 contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers to escalate privileges to the system level.
- 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-428
- Affected
- wordline/hidccemonitorsvc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://hansesecure.de/2021/12/vulnerability-wordline/?lang=enThird Party Advisory
- https://hansesecure.de/2021/12/vulnerability-wordline/?lang=enThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.