CVE-2021-29221 (GCVE-0-2021-29221)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-04-09 13:34 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Erlang/OTP prior to version 23.2.3. By adding files to an existing installation's directory, a local attacker could hijack accounts of other users running Erlang programs or possibly coerce a service running with "erlsrv.exe" to execute arbitrary code as Local System. This can occur only under specific conditions on Windows with unsafe filesystem permissions.
Severity
7.0 (High)
CWE
- Incorrect Access Control
Assigner
DeepSurface
CNA
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/erlang/otp/releases/tag/OTP-23.2.3 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://deepsurface.com/deepsurface-security-advi… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlang Project | Erlang/OTP |
Affected:
< 23.2.3
|
guessed |
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