8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-36276
Dell DBUtilDrv2.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Dell DBUtilDrv2.sys driver (versions 2.5 and 2.6) contains an insufficient access control vulnerability which may lead to escalation of privileges, denial of service, or information disclosure. Local authenticated user access is required.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 9, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-36276 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-36276 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 Dell dbutildrv2.sys_firmware
2 Dell dbutil_2_3.sys
3 Dell dbutil
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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).

Some usefull info when reverse engineering Kernel Mode Anti-Cheat

anti-cheat anticheat reverse-engineering kernel windows driver kernel-driver heuristics kmac

C++

Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago
71 stars 21 fork 21 watcher
Born at : Oct. 13, 2020, 7:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Kernel Driver Utility

loader driver-loader dse byovd

C C++ Assembly

Updated: 4 days, 18 hours ago
2094 stars 432 fork 432 watcher
Born at : Feb. 2, 2020, 5:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 24 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-36276 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
New TCESB Malware Found in Active Attacks Exploiting ESET Security Scanner

Windows Security / Vulnerability A Chinese-affiliated threat actor known for its cyber-attacks in Asia has been observed exploiting a security flaw in security software from ESET to deliver a previous ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 09, 2025 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • Dark Reading
ToddyCat APT Targets ESET Bug to Load Silent Malware

Source: DSlight_photography via ShutterstockThe Chinese-speaking ToddyCat advanced persistent threat (APT) group is targeting a security vulnerability in ESET's antivirus software to silently execute ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 07, 2025 (1 week, 3 days ago)
  • Cyber Security News
ToddyCat Hackers Exploit ESET’s Command Line Scanner Vulnerability to Evade Detection

ToddyCat, the notorious APT group, used a sophisticated attack strategy to stealthily deploy malicious code in targeted systems by exploiting a weakness in ESET’s command line scanner. The vulnerabili ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 07, 2025 (1 week, 3 days ago)
  • Kaspersky
How ToddyCat tried to hide behind AV software

To hide their activity in infected systems, APT groups resort to various techniques to bypass defenses. Most of these techniques are well known and detectable by both EPP solutions and EDR threat-moni ... Read more

Published Date: Apr 07, 2025 (1 week, 3 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-36276 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000190105/dsa-2021-152-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-an-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability-in-the-dell-dbutildrv2-sys-driver
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-552
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000190105/dsa-2021-152-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-an-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability-in-the-dell-dbutildrv2-sys-driver No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000190105/dsa-2021-152-dell-client-platform-security-update-for-an-insufficient-access-control-vulnerability-in-the-dell-dbutildrv2-sys-driver Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-552
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:dbutildrv2.sys_firmware:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:dell:dbutildrv2.sys_firmware:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-36276 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-2021-36276 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.15 }} -0.01%

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0.32909

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