CVE-2021-36795 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Cohesity Linux agent versions 6.5.1b to 6.5.1d-hotfix10 and 6.6.0a to 6.6.0b-hotfix1. An unprivileged Linux user can gain additional privileges under specific environmental conditions due to a permission issue. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.5.1b, <= 6.5.1dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.6.0a, <= 6.6.0bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.1dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:6.5.1d:hotfix10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.6.0bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cohesity:linux_agent:6.6.0b:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.