CVE-2021-42810 Privilege escalation in SafeNet Authentication Service
Authenticated attackers can execute code as a privileged user on systems with the SafeNet Authentication Service agent installed.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-42810?
CVE-2021-42810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thales SafeNet Authentication Service, published on 19 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw in the previous versions of the product may allow an authenticated attacker the ability to execute code as a privileged user on a system where the agent is installed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42810?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thalesgroup Safenet Authentication Service Remote Desktop Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42810?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-42810 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42810 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xpm-8wrg-vfhf.