Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2021-21292

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. In Traccar before version 4.12 there is an unquoted Windows binary path vulnerability. Only Windows versions are impacted. Attacker needs write access to the filesystem on the host machine. If Java path includes a space, then attacker can lift their privilege to the same as Traccar service (system). This is fixed in version 4.12.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21292?
CVE-2021-21292 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-21292?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-21292 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.