CVE-2021-37942
APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.0 High
- Published
- Nov 22, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 3, 2021
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | elastic |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Elastic APM Java AgentElastic |
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References
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