6.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-38483
Cisco Critical Binary Overwrite Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The affected product is vulnerable to misconfigured binaries, allowing users on the target PC with SYSTEM level privileges access to overwrite the binary and modify files to gain privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 17, 2022, 6:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38483 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 Fanuc roboguide
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-2021-38483.

URL Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-109-03 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-38483 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-38483 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2022

    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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-109-03 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-109-03 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fanuc:roboguide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.40083.00.05
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.
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

0.08794

percentile

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