What is CVE-2021-42254?

CVE-2021-42254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-42254?

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

Is CVE-2021-42254 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows

CVE-2021-42254

BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42254?: CVE-2021-42254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beyondtrust Privilege_management_for_windows, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-42254?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-42254 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.