Is CVE-2021-22682 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-22682 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-22682?

CVE-2021-22682 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-22682?

CVE-2021-22682 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-22682?

Upgrade cscape to 9.90 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-22682

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Cscape (All versions prior to 9.90 SP4) is configured by default to be installed for all users, which allows full permissions, including read/write access. This may allow unprivileged users to modify the binaries and configuration files and lead to local privilege escalation.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

cscapeNVD

Affected:< 9.90Fixed in:9.90CVE-2021-22682derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

us-cert.cisa.gov

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
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CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.