CVE-2021-34998
HIGHPanda Security Free Antivirus 20.2.0.0 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Panda Security Free Antivirus 20.2.0.0. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the use of named pipes. The issue results from allowing an untrusted process to impersonate the client of a pipe. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-14208.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1336/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/support/card?id=100077
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
CWE-250
Status
published
Products (1)
watchguard/panda_antivirus
< 20.02.00
Published
Jan 13, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026