# CVE-2021-35052: Privilege escalation in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows

> An attacker can elevate process integrity from Medium to High in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows, potentially gaining higher privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4cg4-9g5h-4f6m

## What is CVE-2021-35052?

CVE-2021-35052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows, published on 23 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A component in Kaspersky Password Manager could allow an attacker to elevate a process Integrity level from Medium to High.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35052?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaspersky Password Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-35052?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35052 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-35052 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35052 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows

- [CVE-2018-6306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6306/): Code injection in Kaspersky Password Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-27020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27020/): Weak cryptography in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows, Kaspersky Password Manager for Android, Kaspersky Password Manager for iOS (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-35052 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-35052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows, published on 23 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35052 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35052/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35052/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35052
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35052
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-35052

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35052/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.