Privilege escalation in Elastic Apm Java Agent

CVE-2021-37942

A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.002 (16.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-37942?
CVE-2021-37942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Apm Java Agent, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-37942?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.