CVE-2021-40397 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installation of Advantech WISE-PaaS/OTA Server 3.0.9. A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00122.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Advantech	Wise-paas\/ota

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27574	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the installation of Advantech WISE-PaaS/OTA Server 3.0.9. A specially-crafted file can be replaced in the system to escalate privileges to NT SYSTEM authority. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1409

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2022-01-28T19:09:28.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T19:22:21.857Z

Reserved: 2021-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40397

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:09.925Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-28T20:15:11.480

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:02.477

Link: CVE-2021-40397

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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