CVE-2021-21785 Information disclosure in IOBit

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can send a malicious I/O request packet to IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate to disclose sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-21785?

CVE-2021-21785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IOBit, published on 5 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the IOCTL 0x9c40a148 handling of IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-782

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21785?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iobit Advanced Systemcare Ultimate.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-21785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4x5c-7pqv-fw78.

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