CVE-2021-40981 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse file in a publicly writable directory within ASUS ROG Armoury Crate Lite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40981?
CVE-2021-40981 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 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
ASUS ROG Armoury Crate Lite before 4.2.10 allows local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse file in the publicly writable %PROGRAMDATA%\ASUS\GamingCenterLib directory.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Asus Armoury Crate Lite Service.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69h2-7g5x-pmj8.