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CVE-2021-42254 Details

Description

BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0008/MNDT-2021-0008.md CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog CVEProduct
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0008/MNDT-2021-0008.md [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog [email protected]Product

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
beyondtrust privilege management for windows
< 21.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-42254
NVD Published Date:
Nov 19, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]