CVE-2021-42563

There is an Unquoted Service Path in NI Service Locator (nisvcloc.exe) in versions prior to 18.0 on Windows. This may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni_service_locator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

16 Nov 2021, 18:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html -~~	(MISC) https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ni:ni_service_locator:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
CWE		CWE-428
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 7.8

12 Nov 2021, 22:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-11-12 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-42563

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42563

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42563

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

ni

ni_service_locator

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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