Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for Windows before 7.4.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.5, 7.7.5, 7.8.4, 7.9.3, 7.10.2, and 7.11.0.25 as well as versions 7.3 and earlier is missing authentication for a critical function, which allows a local authenticated Windows user to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Windows SYSTEM user. Agents for MacOS, Linux, and ITM Cloud are not affected.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
04 Feb 2021, 14:59
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 7.8 |
| References | (MISC) https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://www.proofpoint.com/us/security/security-advisories/pfpt-sa-2021-0001 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CWE | CWE-269 |
26 Jan 2021, 20:59
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2021-01-26 20:15
Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41
NVD link : CVE-2021-22159
Mitre link : CVE-2021-22159
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-22159
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Products Affected
proofpoint
- insider_threat_management
CWE
CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function