7.2

CVE-2021-42808: thales sentinel protection installer Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 20-12-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-42808 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Access Control vulnerability in thales sentinel protection installer. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper Access Control in Thales Sentinel Protection Installer could allow a local user to escalate privileges.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.22% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

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

Thales1 product
Thalesgroup1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links