CVE-2021-41037
CRITICALEclipse Equinox p2 - Untrusted Installable Unit Execution via Touchpoint Configuration
Title source: llmDescription
In Eclipse p2, installable units are able to alter the Eclipse Platform installation and the local machine via touchpoints during installation. Those touchpoints can, for example, alter the command-line used to start the application, injecting things like agent or other settings that usually require particular attention in term of security. Although p2 has built-in strategies to ensure artifacts are signed and then to help establish trust, there is no such strategy for the metadata part that does configure such touchpoints. As a result, it's possible to install a unit that will run malicious code during installation without user receiving any warning about this installation step being risky when coming from untrusted source.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=577029
Issue Tracking patch
https://github.com/eclipse-equinox/p2/issues/235
Scores
CVSS v3
10.0
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
49.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-829
Status
published
Products (1)
eclipse/equinox_p2
1.0.0
Published
Jul 08, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026