CVE-2021-42809 describes an improper access control vulnerability in the Thales Sentinel Protection Installer, affecting both the installer and Microsoft Windows. This flaw could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code due to the mishandling of dynamically-managed DLL resources. Rated 7.8 HIGH, it requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thalesgroup:sentinel_protection_installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.