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CVE-2021-37942

APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.

Se encontró un problema de escalada de privilegios local con APM Java Agent, donde un usuario del sistema podía adjuntar un complemento malicioso a una aplicación que ejecutaba APM Java Agent. Al utilizar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante podría ejecutar código con un nivel de permisos potencialmente más alto del que normalmente tiene acceso su usuario.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-08-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-11-22 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Elastic
Search vendor "Elastic"
 Apm Java Agent
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Apm Java Agent"
 >= 1.18.0 <= 1.27.0
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Apm Java Agent" and version " >= 1.18.0 <= 1.27.0"
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Affected