CVE-2021-1280
Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints and Immunet for Windows DLL Hijacking Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints for Windows and Immunet for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with SYSTEM privileges.
Una vulnerabilidad en el mecanismo de carga de unas DLL específicas de Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) para Endpoints de Windows e Immunet de Windows, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado llevar a cabo un ataque de secuestro de DLL. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante necesitaría credenciales válidas en el sistema Windows. Esta vulnerabilidad es debido al manejo incorrecto de las rutas de búsqueda de directorios en el tiempo de ejecución. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al colocar un archivo DLL malicioso en el sistema apuntado. Este archivo se ejecutará cuando se inicie la aplicación vulnerable. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante ejecutar código arbitrario en el sistema apuntado con privilegios SYSTEM
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-11-13 CVE Reserved
- 2021-01-20 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Cisco Search vendor "Cisco" | Advanced Malware Protection For Endpoints Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Advanced Malware Protection For Endpoints" | < 7.3.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Advanced Malware Protection For Endpoints" and version " < 7.3.3" | windows |
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| Cisco Search vendor "Cisco" | Immunet Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Immunet" | < 7.3.12 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Immunet" and version " < 7.3.12" | windows |
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