7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-20722
ScanSnap Manager Privilege Escalation DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of ScanSnap Manager prior to versions V7.0L20 and the Software Download Installer prior to WinSSInst2JP.exe and WinSSInst2iX1500JP.exe allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 3, 2022, 4:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20722 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fujitsu scansnap_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-20722.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65733194/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://scansnap.fujitsu.com/global/dl/ Product Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-20722 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20722 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-426 CWE-427
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65733194/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65733194/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://scansnap.fujitsu.com/global/dl/ No Types Assigned https://scansnap.fujitsu.com/global/dl/ Product, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fujitsu:scansnap_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0l20
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.35435

percentile

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