7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-37851
ESET Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Local privilege escalation in Windows products of ESET allows user who is logged into the system to exploit repair feature of the installer to run malicious code with higher privileges. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.

INFO

Published Date :

May 11, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 19, 2022, 5:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-37851 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 Eset nod32_antivirus
2 Eset smart_security
3 Eset internet_security
4 Eset smart_security_premium
5 Eset endpoint_antivirus
6 Eset endpoint_security
7 Eset file_security
8 Eset mail_security
9 Eset security
10 Eset server_security
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-2021-37851.

URL Resource
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268 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-2021-37851 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-37851 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. 19, 2022

    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://support.eset.com/en/ca8268 No Types Assigned https://support.eset.com/en/ca8268 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-755
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.2053.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 8.1 up to (excluding) 8.1.2050.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.2046.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.2053.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 8.1 up to (excluding) 8.1.2050.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 9.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.2046.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:file_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.12013.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:internet_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 11.2 up to (excluding) 15.1.12.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:*:*:*:*:*:exchange_server:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.10020.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:mail_security:*:*:*:*:*:domino:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.14011.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 11.2 up to (excluding) 15.1.12.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:security:*:*:*:*:*:sharepoint_server:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.15009.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:server_security:*:*:*:*:*:azure:*:* versions from (including) 6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:server_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 9.0.12012.0 *cpe:2.3:a:eset:smart_security:*:*:*:*:premium:windows:*:* versions from (including) 11.2 up to (excluding) 15.1.12.0
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-2021-37851 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-2021-37851 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

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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