CVE-2021-45460 Privilege escalation in SICAM PQ Analyzer
Attackers with write access can plant executables in unquoted service paths to achieve persistence or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-45460?
CVE-2021-45460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens SICAM PQ Analyzer, published on 11 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.18). A service is started by an unquoted registry entry. As there are spaces in this path, attackers with write privilege to those directories might be able to plant executables that will run in place of the legitimate process. Attackers might achieve persistence on the system ("backdoors") or cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-45460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Sicam Pq Analyzer Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-45460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-45460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x953-h4jc-jfvq.