CVE-2021-42255

HIGH

Blueplanet-works Appguard < 6.7.100.1 - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

Description

AppGuard Enterprise before 6.7.100.1 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions. Local users can gain SYSTEM privileges because a repair operation relies on the %TEMP% directory of an unprivileged user.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0022/MNDT-2022-0022.md

View Writeup ZIP pw:eip

[Not Applicable] https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 8.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-668

Status published

Affected Products (1)

blueplanet-works/appguard < 6.7.100.1

Timeline

Published Apr 12, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026