CVE-2021-41387 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

A privilege escalation vulnerability in seatd-launch allows attackers to gain root privileges due to unsafe execlp usage in setuid binaries.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-41387?

CVE-2021-41387 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

seatd-launch in seatd 0.6.x before 0.6.2 allows privilege escalation because it uses execlp and may be installed setuid root.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41387?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Seatd Project Seatd.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41387?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41387 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-41387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rcqm-vg32-925j.

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