# CVE-2021-35056: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted Windows search path in a scheduled task.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rgrm-944m-jf92

## What is CVE-2021-35056?

CVE-2021-35056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unisys Stealth 5.1 before 5.1.025.0 and 6.0 before 6.0.055.0 has an unquoted Windows search path for a scheduled task. An unintended executable might run.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35056?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Unisys Stealth.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-35056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-35056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2020-12053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12053/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-3141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3141/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-24620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24620/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-6592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6592/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-23758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23758/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-35056 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-35056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 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-2021-35056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2021-35056/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35056/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35056
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35056
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-35056

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35056/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.