SB2021060926 - Privilege escalation in Cortex XDR Agent 



SB2021060926 - Privilege escalation in Cortex XDR Agent

Published: June 9, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021060926
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3041)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user with privileges to create files in the Windows root directory or to manipulate key registry values and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.