CVE - CVE-2021-43037

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-43037	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
An issue was discovered in Kaseya Unitrends Backup Appliance before 10.5.5. The Unitrends Windows agent was vulnerable to DLL injection and binary planting due to insecure default permissions. This allowed privilege escalation from an unprivileged user to SYSTEM.
References
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MISC:https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4412762258961 MISC:https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-1 MISC:https://www.cyberonesecurity.com/blog/exploiting-kaseya-unitrends-backup-appliance-part-2
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20211026	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 (20211026)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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