# CVE-2021-41562: Deletion of arbitrary files vulnerability in Snow Agent for Windows

> A non-admin user can delete arbitrary files on the system via the Snow Agent for Windows application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 3 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p28f-73x9-f7vr

## What is CVE-2021-41562?

CVE-2021-41562 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Snow Agent for Windows, published on 3 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Snow Snow Agent for Windows allows a non-admin user to cause arbitrary deletion of files. This issue affects: Snow Snow Agent for Windows version 5.0.0 to 6.7.1 on Windows.

Weakness: CWE-64 (Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK))

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41562?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Snowsoftware Snow Inventory Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-41562?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-41562 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Snow Agent for Windows

- [CVE-2024-1149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1149/): Improper validation of update packages (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-1150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1150/): Improper validation of update packages (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-27579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27579/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-7169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7169/): Impersonate vendor signed Powershell scripts (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-41562 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-41562 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Snow Agent for Windows, published on 3 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-2021-41562 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Snow Agent 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-2021-41562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41562/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41562
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41562
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41562

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41562/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.