CVE-2021-45912 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An unauthenticated Named Pipe channel in Controlup Real-Time Agent (cuAgent.exe) before 8.5 potentially allows an attacker to run OS commands via the ProcessActionRequest WCF method.

Published: 2022-01-04

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:controlup:real-time_agent:::::hybrid_cloud:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:controlup:real-time_agent:::::on-premises:::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-32627	An unauthenticated Named Pipe channel in Controlup Real-Time Agent (cuAgent.exe) before 8.5 potentially allows an attacker to run OS commands via the ProcessActionRequest WCF method.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00296.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://controlup.com
https://www.controlup.com/security/security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation/

History

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Subscriptions

Controlup Real-time Agent

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-01-04T15:10:37.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:54:30.928Z

Reserved: 2021-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45912

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-04T16:15:09.953

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:14:14.573

Link: CVE-2021-45912

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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