Vulnerability CVE-2021-37852
Published: 2022-02-09

Description:
ESET products for Windows allows untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe, which can be leveraged by attacker to escalate privileges in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Type:

CWE-863

 (Incorrect Authorization)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
ESET -> Endpoint antivirus 
ESET -> Endpoint security 
ESET -> File security 
ESET -> Internet security 
ESET -> Mail security 
ESET -> Nod32 antivirus 
ESET -> Security 
ESET -> Server security 
ESET -> Smart security 

 References:
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-148/
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8223-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-fixed-in-eset-products-for-windows
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