CVE-2021-45913 describes a critical vulnerability in ControlUp Real-Time Agent (cuAgent.exe) versions prior to 8.2.5, where a hardcoded key could enable an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands through a WCF channel. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:controlup:controlup_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.