CVE-2021-1280

A vulnerability in the loading mechanism of specific DLLs of Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints for Windows and Immunet for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory search paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with SYSTEM privileges.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:cisco:advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:immunet:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:43

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 6.9
v3 : 7.3
v2 : 6.9
v3 : 7.8
References () https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-amp-imm-dll-5PAZ3hRV - Vendor Advisory () https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-amp-imm-dll-5PAZ3hRV - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-01-20 20:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:43


NVD link : CVE-2021-1280

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1280

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-1280


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Products Affected

cisco

  • advanced_malware_protection_for_endpoints
  • immunet
CWE
CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element