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01 Record

CVE-2021-42808

The Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.0 creates files and directory with all privileges granting any user full permissions.

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: THA-PSIRT
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

The Sentinel Protection Installer 7.7.0 creates files and directory with all privileges granting any user full permissions.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 13.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-12-20 20:19Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 03:38Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-10-21
Assigning CNA
THA-PSIRT
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
Data version
5.1
Document digest
cdb45dadfa41234b4be39008acb720ef72b4afa658f46ffc7c5d3ae02ecd9836

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
ThalesSentinel Protection Installer7.7.0 to 7.7.0Windows

06 References

07 Remediation

Update Sentinel Protection Installer to version 7.7.1 or newer.