CVE-2021-23892

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during the Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention and Firewall (ENSL TP/FW) installation process, a local user can perform a privilege escalation attack to obtain administrator privileges for the purpose of executing arbitrary code through insecure use of predictable temporary file locations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59 CWE-367

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 12, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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