Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-22159
Insider Threat Management Windows Agent Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability The Proofpoint Insider Threat Management (formerly ObserveIT) Agent for Windows before 7.4.3, 7.5.4, 7.6.5, 7.7.5, 7.8.4, 7.9.3, 7.10.2, and 7.11.0.25 as well as versions 7.3 and earlier is missing authentication for a critical function, which allows a local authenticated Windows user to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the Windows SYSTEM user. Agents for MacOS, Linux, and ITM Cloud are not affected.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 8.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
Products affected by CVE-2021-22159
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.11.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.6.4
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.7.4
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:proofpoint:insider_threat_management:7.9.0