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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-44215
CVE-2021-44215:
CFEngine vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-44215 affects Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise 3.15.4 before version 3.15.5. The vulnerability is characterized by Insecure Permissions that could potentially allow unauthorized local users to have an unspecified impact on the system. The vulnerability was discovered in late 2021 and publicly disclosed in March 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The CVSS v2.0 Base Score is 2.1 (LOW) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized local users to potentially access sensitive information due to incorrect default permissions. The CVSS scoring indicates high confidentiality impact but no impact on integrity or availability of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to upgrade to CFEngine Enterprise version 3.15.5 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD, Vendor Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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