CVE-2021-31776

Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.14.14 on Windows has an unquoted search path that enables local privilege escalation to the SYSTEM user, if the machine is misconfigured to allow unprivileged users to write to directories that are supposed to be restricted to administrators.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html	Product Vendor Advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/Downloads/samlclient.html#windows-win	Product Vendor Advisory
https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/changelog.html#aviatrix-vpn-client-changelog	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:aviatrix:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2021-04-28 18:15

Updated : 2021-05-13 07:17

NVD link : CVE-2021-31776

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31776

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

Products Affected

aviatrix

vpn_client

microsoft

windows

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7.8 /10