7.8

CVE-2021-42254: beyondtrust privilege_management_for_windows Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 19-11-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-42254 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in beyondtrust privilege_management_for_windows. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-11-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Beyondtrust1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links