CVE-2021-42809 The Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.0 does not properly restrict loading Dynamic Link Library
An attacker can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in the Sentinel Protection Installer due to improper access control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42809?
CVE-2021-42809 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer, published on 20 Dec 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
Improper Access Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources (DLL) in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer could allow the execution of arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-913
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42809?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thalesgroup Sentinel Protection Installer.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42809 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-42809 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42809 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqf6-7934-8vv8.