What is CVE-2021-21786?

CVE-2021-21786 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit, classified under CWE-782. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-21786?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Iobit

CVE-2021-21786

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the IOCTL 0x9c406144 handling of IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can lead to increased privileges. An attacker can send a malicious…

EPSS: 0.000 (15.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a Iobit — versions IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-782

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1253 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21786?: CVE-2021-21786 is a high-severity vulnerability in Iobit, classified under CWE-782. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-21786?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.