CVE-2021-44049

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) through 11.5.3.328 before 2021-12-20 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges via a Trojan horse Procmon64.exe in the user's Temp directory.

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-668

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://docs.cyberark.com/Product-Doc/OnlineHelp/EPM-onprem/Latest/en/Content/Release%20Notes/RN-WhatsNew.htmVendor Advisory
https://hencohen10.medium.com/cyberark-endpoint-manager-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-44049-67cd5e62c3d2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyberark.com/ca21-34/Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cyberark.com/product-security/Vendor Advisory
https://docs.cyberark.com/Product-Doc/OnlineHelp/EPM-onprem/Latest/en/Content/Release%20Notes/RN-WhatsNew.htmVendor Advisory
https://hencohen10.medium.com/cyberark-endpoint-manager-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-44049-67cd5e62c3d2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyberark.com/ca21-34/Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cyberark.com/product-security/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 15, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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