Vulnerability in Cyberark Endpoint Privilege Manager
CVE-2021-44049
CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) through 11.5.3.328 before 2021-12-20 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges via a Trojan horse Procmon64.exe in the user's Temp directory.
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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: 0.004 (32.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.cyberark.com/product-security/ (Vendor Advisory)
- docs.cyberark.com/Product-Doc/OnlineHelp/EPM-onprem/Latest/en/Content/Release N… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.cyberark.com/ca21-34/ (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required)
- hencohen10.medium.com/cyberark-endpoint-manager-local-privilege-escalation-cve-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-44049?
- CVE-2021-44049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cyberark Endpoint Privilege Manager, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-44049?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.