CVE-2021-28820

HIGH

Tibco Ftl < 6.6.0 - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

The FTL Server (tibftlserver), FTL C API, FTL Golang API, FTL Java API, and FTL .Net API components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO FTL - Community Edition, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition, and TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from the affected component searching for run-time artifacts outside of the installation hierarchy. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO FTL - Community Edition: versions 6.5.0 and below, TIBCO FTL - Developer Edition: versions 6.5.0 and below, and TIBCO FTL - Enterprise Edition: versions 6.5.0 and below.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (3)

tibco/ftl < 6.6.0
tibco/ftl < 6.6.0
tibco/ftl < 6.6.0

Timeline

Published Mar 23, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026