What is CVE-2021-35052?

CVE-2021-35052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Password Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-35052?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Kaspersky Password Manager

CVE-2021-35052

A component in Kaspersky Password Manager could allow an attacker to elevate a process Integrity level from Medium to High.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2021-11-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% 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

Kaspersky Password Manager — versions 9.0.2
Kaspersky Password Manager For Windows — versions KPM for Windows prior to 9.0.2 Patch R

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support.kaspersky.com/general/vulnerability.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1335/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35052?: CVE-2021-35052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Password Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-35052?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.