CVE-2021-42255 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting AppGuard Enterprise versions prior to 6.7.100.1, where insecure permissions on a temporary file directory allow local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.7.100.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blueplanet-works:appguard:*:*:*:*:enterprise:windows:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.