CVE - CVE-2021-33436

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-33436	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
NoMachine for Windows prior to version 6.15.1 and 7.5.2 suffer from local privilege escalation due to the lack of safe DLL loading. This vulnerability allows local non-privileged users to perform DLL Hijacking via any writable directory listed under the system path and ultimately execute code as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.
References
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MISC:https://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2021/ACTIVE-2021-001.md MISC:https://knowledgebase.nomachine.com/SU05S00223 MISC:https://knowledgebase.nomachine.com/SU05S00224 MISC:https://knowledgebase.nomachine.com/TR05S10236
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20210520	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210520)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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