CVE-2021-27032 Privilege escalation in Autodesk Licensing Installer
A malicious user can exploit weak service permissions in Autodesk Licensing Installer to modify configurations and 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-2021-27032?
CVE-2021-27032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Licensing Installer, published on 28 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Autodesk Licensing Installer was found to be vulnerable to privilege escalation issues. A malicious user with limited privileges could run any number of tools on a system to identify services that are configured with weak permissions and are running under elevated privileges. These weak permissions could allow all users on the operating system to modify the service configuration and take ownership of the service.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27032?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Autodesk Licensing Services.
How do I fix CVE-2021-27032?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27032 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-27032 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27032 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghc3-cx2g-84m5.