CVE-2021-41388

Published: Jan 4, 2022Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Netskope client prior to 89.x on macOS is impacted by a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The XPC implementation of nsAuxiliarySvc process does not perform validation on new connections before accepting the connection. Thus any low privileged user can connect and call external methods defined in XPC service as root, elevating their privilege to the highest level.

Affected (1)

Products: Netskope: Netskope

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netskope Netskope	Before 89

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Apple Macos	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2021-002

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2021-002

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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