7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-31776
Aviatrix VPN Client Unquoted Search Path Privilege Escalation
Description

Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.14.14 on Windows has an unquoted search path that enables local privilege escalation to the SYSTEM user, if the machine is misconfigured to allow unprivileged users to write to directories that are supposed to be restricted to administrators.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2021, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 13, 2021, 2:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31776 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 Aviatrix vpn_client
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-2021-31776.

URL Resource
https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html Product Vendor Advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html#windows-win Product Vendor Advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/changelog.html#aviatrix-vpn-client-changelog Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31776 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 13, 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://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html No Types Assigned https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html#windows-win No Types Assigned https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html#windows-win Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/changelog.html#aviatrix-vpn-client-changelog No Types Assigned https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/changelog.html#aviatrix-vpn-client-changelog Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-428
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:aviatrix:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.14.14 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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