CVE-2021-28246 Privilege escalation in n/a
A regular user can escalate privileges to the ehealth user by placing a malicious library in a writable path executed by emtgtctl2.
- 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-2021-28246?
CVE-2021-28246 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CA eHealth Performance Manager through 6.3.2.12 is affected by Privilege Escalation via a Dynamically Linked Shared Object Library. A regular user must create a malicious library in the writable RPATH, to be dynamically linked when the emtgtctl2 executable is run. The code in the library will be executed as the ehealth user. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28246?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Ehealth.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28246?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-28246 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-28246 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7r2-rwr9-c3gj.