NoMachine Cloud Server is affected by Integer Overflow.

published 2021-12-07 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-29934

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits: 0; none known

NoMachine Cloud Server is affected by Integer Overflow. IOCTL Handler 0x22001B in the NoMachine Cloud Server above 4.0.346 and below 7.7.4 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

nomachine cloud_server 7.7.4

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Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

sentinelone.com https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/usb-over-ethernet-multiple-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-aws-and-other-major-cloud-services/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

sentinelone.com /labs/usb-over-ethernet-multiple-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-aws-and-other-major-cloud-services/
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-42979
NVD CVE-2021-42979

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