SB2021040718 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints Windows Connector 



SB2021040718 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints Windows Connector

Published: April 7, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021040718
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1386)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a malicious .dll file in certain location on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.