CVE-2021-40683 Privilege escalation in n/a
An attacker can hijack execution flow via unquoted paths in the Akamai EAA Client, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40683?
CVE-2021-40683 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Akamai EAA (Enterprise Application Access) Client before 2.3.1, 2.4.x before 2.4.1, and 2.5.x before 2.5.3, an unquoted path may allow an attacker to hijack the flow of execution.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40683?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Akamai Enterprise Application Access.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40683?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40683 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40683 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40683 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4r3v-ggw5-w4xw.