Vulnerability Report

CVE-2021-38304

Title: NI-PAL Driver Elevation of Privilege

Elevation of Privilege

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2021-38304

CWE Category CWE-20
Published Date Sep 17, 2021
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.44%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2021-38304: Improper input validation in the National Instruments NI-PAL driver in versions 20.0.0 and prior may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Impacted Vendors

N
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Reference Links

https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/documentation/supplemental/21/improper-input-validation-in-ni-pal.html
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.6
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2021-38304 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/philsajdak/CVE-2021-38304-PoC
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.