CVE-2021-42562 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in CALDERA 2.8.1, where non-administrative users can improperly access and modify configuration or other sensitive components. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows an attacker with low privileges to achieve high confidentiality and integrity impacts without user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mitre:caldera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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