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CVE-2021-42110

HIGH
7.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Allegro Windows (formerly Popsy Windows) before 3.3.4156.1. A standard user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM if the FTP module is installed, because of DLL hijacking.

How to fix

Remediation Available
allegroNVD
Affected:< 3.3.4156.1Fixed in:3.3.4156.1CVE-2021-42110derived 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 VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days
21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

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