CVE-2021-32022 Privilege escalation in BlackBerry Protect for Windows
A low-privileged attacker can exploit a CEF RPC vulnerability to execute code with admin rights and delete local data in BlackBerry Protect for Windows.
- 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-2021-32022?
CVE-2021-32022 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BlackBerry Protect for Windows, published on 10 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A low privileged delete vulnerability using CEF RPC server of BlackBerry Protect for Windows version(s) versions 1574 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially execute code in the context of a BlackBerry Cylance service that has admin rights on the system and gaining the ability to delete data from the local system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32022?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackberry Protect.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32022?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32022 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-32022 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32022 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BlackBerry Protect for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpcm-p96p-jr73.