CVE-2021-4480 (GCVE-0-2021-4480)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-02 21:31 – Updated: 2026-06-03 18:51
VLAI
Title
Dräger Protector Software Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure File Permissions
Summary
Dräger Protector Software prior to version 6.4.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure file system permissions that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can replace binaries or loaded modules on the host system to execute code with NT SYSTEM privileges.
Severity
8.3 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dräger Protector Software Affected: 0 , < 6.4.2 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-09-24 00:00
Credits
Mario Ceballos
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