CVE-2021-34745 HIGH

CVE-2021-34745: AppDynamics .NET Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows
Weakness CWE-269
Published August 18, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows could allow an attacker to leverage an authenticated, local user account to gain SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is due to the .NET Agent Coordinator Service executing code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker with local access to a device that is running the vulnerable agent could create a custom process that would be launched with those SYSTEM privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is fixed in AppDynamics .NET Agent Release 21.7.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 18, 2021 CVE published
November 7, 2024 Record updated