CVE-2021-28249 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to root by placing a malicious library in a writable path executed by the FtpCollector binary.
- 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-2021-28249?
CVE-2021-28249 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. To exploit the vulnerability, the ehealth user must create a malicious library in the writable RPATH, to be dynamically linked when the FtpCollector executable is run. The code in the library will be executed as the root user. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28249?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Ehealth Performance Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-28249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5q5-m2h3-58j5.