CVE-2021-37942
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CVE-2021-37942 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Apm Java Agent | >= 1.18.0, <= 1.27.0 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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