CVE-2021-37851

HIGH

Eset Endpoint Antivirus < 8.0.2053.0 - Improper Exception Handling

Title source: rule

Description

Local privilege escalation in Windows products of ESET allows user who is logged into the system to exploit repair feature of the installer to run malicious code with higher privileges. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-755 CWE-280
Status published

Affected Products (11)

eset/endpoint_antivirus < 8.0.2053.0
eset/endpoint_security < 8.0.2053.0
eset/file_security < 8.0.12013.0
eset/internet_security < 15.1.12.0
eset/mail_security < 8.0.10020.0
eset/mail_security < 8.0.14011.0
eset/nod32_antivirus < 15.1.12.0
eset/security < 8.0.15009.0
eset/server_security
eset/server_security < 9.0.12012.0
eset/smart_security < 15.1.12.0

Timeline

Published May 11, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026