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CVE-2021-27766

MEDIUM
Published 2022-05-06T18:10:38.317312Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.7
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.130
Higher than 13.0% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Description

The BigFix Client installer is created with InstallShield, which was affected by CVE-2021-41526, a vulnerability that could allow a local user to perform a privilege escalation. This vulnerability was resolved by updating to an InstallShield version with the underlying vulnerability fixed.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

HCL Software

BigFix Platform

Affected Versions:

9.5 - 9.5.18, 10 - 10.0.5

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-xw39-fhvp-3jj6

Advisory Details

The BigFix Client installer is created with InstallShield, which was affected by CVE-2021-41526, a vulnerability that could allow a local user to perform a privilege escalation. This vulnerability was resolved by updating to an InstallShield version with the underlying vulnerability fixed.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27766
WEB https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0024/MNDT-2022-0024.md
WEB https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098116

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 7, 2022, Modified: May 17, 2022

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098116
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0024/MNDT-2022-0024.md
Published: 2022-05-06T18:10:38.317312Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T03:52:58.363Z
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