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CVE-2021-42563

There is an Unquoted Service Path in NI Service Locator (nisvcloc.exe) in versions prior to 18.0 on Windows. This may allow an authorized local user to insert arbitrary code into the unquoted service path and escalate privileges.

Published

2021-11-12T21:15:07.813

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:27:49.263

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-428

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ni	ni_service_locator	< 18.0.0.49152	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/unquoted-service-path-in-ni-service-locator.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)