CVE-2021-23022 Privilege escalation in Edge Client for Windows
Weak permissions in the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer Service temporary folder allow local attackers to escalate privileges.
- 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-2021-23022?
CVE-2021-23022 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 10 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On version 7.2.1.x before 7.2.1.3 and 7.1.x before 7.1.9.9 Update 1, the BIG-IP Edge Client Windows Installer Service's temporary folder has weak file and folder permissions. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23022?
It affects 2 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager Client.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23022?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-23022 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23022 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager
- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x5p-wwwg-6587.