CVE-2021-22159
Proofpoint Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Remote Command Execution
Description
Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for Windows before 7.4.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.5, 7.7.5, 7.8.4, 7.9.3, 7.10.2, and 7.11.0.25 as well as versions 7.3 and earlier is missing authentication for a critical function, which allows a local authenticated Windows user to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Windows SYSTEM user. Agents for MacOS, Linux, and ITM Cloud are not affected.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 26, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 28, 2022, 2:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2021-22159.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2021-22159 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jun. 28, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-306 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories No Types Assigned https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 No Types Assigned https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.5.0 up to (excluding) 7.5.4 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.6.0 up to (excluding) 7.6.5 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.7.0 up to (excluding) 7.7.5 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.8.0 up to (excluding) 7.8.4 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.9.0 up to (excluding) 7.9.3 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.10.0 up to (excluding) 7.10.2 *cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 7.11.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.11.0.25
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22159 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-22159
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile