PT-2021-19529 · Unknown · Octopus Tentacle

Published 2021-11-24 · Updated 2021-11-29 · CVE-2021-31822

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Octopus Tentacle (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises when Octopus Tentacle is installed on a Linux operating system, where the systemd service file permissions are misconfigured. This misconfiguration could allow a local unprivileged user to modify the contents of the systemd service file, potentially gaining privileged access.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-31822

Affected Products

Octopus Tentacle

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31822 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31822 · Security Note
• https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-11---Local-privilege-escalation-in-Octopus-Tentacle-%28CVE-2021-31822%29.2283732993.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23734 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/32955 · Telegram Post