Huawei PCManager privilege escalation | CVE-2021-40046
NAME
Huawei PCManager privilege escalation
- Platforms Affected:
Huawei PCManager 11.1.1.95 - Risk Level:
8.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
Huawei PCManager could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper verification of external input. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: Required
- Scope: Changed
- Access Vector: Adjacent Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to huawei-sa-20220216-01-priesc for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20220216-01-priesc-en - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40046
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