CVE-2021-20793 Other in The installers of multiple Sony products

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the Sony Audio USB Driver and HAP Music Transfer installers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20793?

CVE-2021-20793 is a high-severity vulnerability in The installers of multiple Sony products, published on 26 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Sony Audio USB Driver V1.10 and prior and the installer of HAP Music Transfer Ver.1.3.0 and prior allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20793?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sony Audio Usb Driver, Sony Hap Music Transfer.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-20793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jh73-c7v7-m9wf.

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