CVE-2021-44862 Sensitive Information store in NSClient logs

What is CVE-2021-44862?

CVE-2021-44862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netskope NSClient, published on 3 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Netskope client is impacted by a vulnerability where an authenticated, local attacker can view sensitive information stored in NSClient logs which should be restricted. The vulnerability exists because the sensitive information is not masked/scrubbed before writing in the logs. A malicious user can use the sensitive information to download data and impersonate another user.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44862?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netskope Netskope.

How do I fix CVE-2021-44862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-44862 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44862 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Netskope NSClient

• CVE-2020-24576 Privilege escalation in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2024-7401 Client Enrollment Process Bypass High 8.5
• CVE-2021-41388 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2020-28845 Code injection in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2019-12091 Netskope client command injections vulnerability High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-ww6p-8hpv-p4mc.