CVE-2021-37942

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 22, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-37942: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix