Vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare Ultimate
CVE-2021-21792
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the the way IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220 driver handles Privileged I/O read requests. A specially crafted I/O request packet (IRP) can lead to privileged reads in the context of a driver which can result in sensitive information disclosure from the kernel. The IN instruction can read four bytes from the given I/O device, potentially leaking sensitive device data to unprivileged users.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Iobit Advanced Systemcare Ultimate — versions 14.2.0.220
- Iobit — versions IOBit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 14.2.0.220
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1255 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21792?
- CVE-2021-21792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Iobit Advanced Systemcare Ultimate, classified under CWE-782. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21792?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.