CVE-2021-4480 json
Dräger Protector Software Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure File Permissions
published 5mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2021-34846
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Dräger Protector Software prior to version 6.4.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure file system permissions that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can replace binaries or loaded modules on the host system to execute code with NT SYSTEM privileges.
Patch / fix
- Dräger Protector Software 6.4.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- Dräger Protector Software
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-4480
- NVD CVE-2021-4480
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