PT-2022-9854 · Unknown · Installshield+1

Ronnie Salomonsen · Published 2022-05-06 · Updated 2022-05-16 · CVE-2021-27766

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 BigFix Client (affected versions not specified)

Description A privilege escalation issue exists due to the use of a vulnerable version of InstallShield in the BigFix Client installer. This could allow a local user to perform a privilege escalation.

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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-27766

Affected Products

Bigfix Client

Installshield

References · 5

• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27766 · Security Note
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0024/MNDT-2022-0024.md · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42153 · Telegram Post