Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-37941
A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious file to an application running with the APM Java agent. Using this vector, a malicious or compromised user account could use the agent to run commands at a higher level of permissions than they possess. This vulnerability affects users that have set up the agent via the attacher cli 3, the attach API 2, as well as users that have enabled the profiling_inferred_spans_enabled option
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-37941
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-37941
0.03%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-37941
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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6.4
|
NIST | |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-37941
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by:
- bressers@elastic.co (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-37941
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https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-security-update/289627
APM Java Agent Security Update - Announcements / Security Announcements - Discuss the Elastic StackVendor Advisory
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