{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44466 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2021-44466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6, published on 30 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."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-44466 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-44466 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6, published on 30 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.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44466 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44466/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-44466","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44466/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-44466","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-57mh-5gf7-8mcg"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"no_fix_stated","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"VPN client","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to Administrator by replacing the VPN executable in non-default installation directories due to improper ACLs.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"tenable","cpe":[{"product":"bitmask_riseup_vpn","vendor":"leap"}],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-732","name":"Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource"}],"description":"Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6 contains a local privilege escalation flaw due to improper access controls. When the software is installed with a non-default installation directory off of the system root, the installer fails to properly set ACLs. This allows lower privileged users to replace the VPN executable with a malicious one. When a higher privileged user such as an Administrator launches that executable, it is possible for the lower privileged user to escalate to Administrator privileges.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6","id":"CVE-2021-44466","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"spx_restservice KillDupUsr_func Broken Access Control","id":"CVE-2021-44467"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Missing authorization in Odoo Community","id":"CVE-2021-44465"},"products":["Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6"],"published":"2021-12-30","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to Administrator by replacing the VPN executable in non-default installation directories due to improper ACLs.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44466/"}