Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2021-42743
A misconfiguration in the node default path allows for local privilege escalation from a lower privileged user to the Splunk user in Splunk Enterprise versions before 8.1.1 on Windows.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Splunk
- Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1 version(s) before 8.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.splunk.com/en_us/product-security/announcements/svd-2022-0501.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42743?
- CVE-2021-42743 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42743?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.