7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-27032
Autodesk Licensing Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Autodesk Licensing Installer was found to be vulnerable to privilege escalation issues. A malicious user with limited privileges could run any number of tools on a system to identify services that are configured with weak permissions and are running under elevated privileges. These weak permissions could allow all users on the operating system to modify the service configuration and take ownership of the service.

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-27032 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 Autodesk licensing_services
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-2021-27032.

URL Resource
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-licensing-service-download.html Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002 Vendor Advisory
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002%3B

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-27032 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-27032 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Autodesk https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002%3B [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Autodesk https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002;
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002 No Types Assigned https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002; No Types Assigned https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002; Broken Link
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:licensing_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:licensing_services:9.0.1.1462.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Autodesk Licensing Services was found to be vulnerable to privilege escalation issues. A limited privileges malicious user could run any number of tools on a system to identify services which are configured with weak permissions and are running under elevated privileges. These weak permissions could allow all users on the operating system to modify the service configuration, and take ownership of the service. This issue was found by an external security researcher. Autodesk Licensing Installer was found to be vulnerable to privilege escalation issues. A malicious user with limited privileges could run any number of tools on a system to identify services that are configured with weak permissions and are running under elevated privileges. These weak permissions could allow all users on the operating system to modify the service configuration and take ownership of the service.
    Removed Reference https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-licensing-service-release-notes.html?collection=310021 [Release Notes, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0002; [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 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://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-licensing-service-download.html No Types Assigned https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-licensing-service-download.html Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-licensing-service-release-notes.html?collection=310021 No Types Assigned https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-licensing-service-release-notes.html?collection=310021 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-276
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:licensing_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2
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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.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.38451

percentile

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