CVE-2021-32023 Privilege escalation in BlackBerry Protect for Windows
An attacker can execute code with admin rights via a privilege escalation flaw in the BlackBerry Protect for Windows message broker.
- 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-2021-32023?
CVE-2021-32023 is a high-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
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the message broker 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32023?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackberry Protect.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32023?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32023 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-32023 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32023 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BlackBerry Protect for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7fj-xx85-c8w6.