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.

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Splunk
Splunk Enterprise — versions 8.1 version(s) before 8.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

prodsec@splunk.com (x_refsource_MISC, 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.