The Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.0 creates files and directory with all privileges granting any user full permissions.

published 2021-12-20 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-29764

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Access Control in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer could allow a local user to escalate privileges.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

thalesgroup sentinel_protection_installer 7.7.1

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Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	6.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Thales Sentinel Protection Installer

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

cpl.thalesgroup.com /fr/software-monetization/security-updates
not-applicable

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-42808
NVD CVE-2021-42808

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