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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.