CVE-2021-43978 (GCVE-0-2021-43978)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-08 18:30 – Updated: 2025-05-30 16:01
VLAI
Summary
Allegro WIndows 3.3.4152.0, embeds software administrator database credentials into its binary files, which allows users to access and modify data using the same credentials.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:A/A:N/C:H/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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