CVE-2021-27579
Snow Inventory Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Snow Inventory Agent through 6.7.0 on Windows uses CPUID to report on processor types and versions that may be deployed and in use across an IT environment. A privilege-escalation vulnerability exists if CPUID is enabled, and thus it should be disabled via configuration settings.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 23, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 12, 2022, 5:42 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-2021-27579.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://community.snowsoftware.com/s/feed/0D56900009cfHLDCA2 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-27579 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-27579 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Apr. 06, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.1 up to (including) 6.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.1 up to (including) 6.7.0 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 6.7.0 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3.1 up to (including) 6.7.0 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://community.snowsoftware.com/s/feed/0D56900009cfHLDCA2 No Types Assigned https://community.snowsoftware.com/s/feed/0D56900009cfHLDCA2 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 6.7.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-27579 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-2021-27579
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
0.10264
percentile