CVE-2021-45460
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PQ Analyzer (All versions < V3.18). A service is started by an unquoted registry entry. As there are spaces in this path, attackers with write privilege to those directories might be able to plant executables that will run in place of the legitimate process. Attackers might achieve persistence on the system ("backdoors") or cause a denial of service.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 55% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-428 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-38408 | Critical | 9.8 | 80% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-15261 | High | 8.0 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2017-13993 | High | 7.8 | 2.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-10619 | High | 7.8 | 2.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-17658 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.2% | - | - |
| CVE-2015-4173 | Medium | 6.9 | 2.1% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-45460?
Upgrade sicam pq analyzer firmware to 3.18 or later.
Is CVE-2021-45460 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-45460 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.83% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-45460?
CVE-2021-45460 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-45460 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for sicam pq analyzer firmware (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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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.