# CVE-2021-29645: Hitachi JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Agent 9 through 12 calls the SendMessageTimeoutW API with arbitrary arguments via a local pipe, leading

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-10-12 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Hitachi JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Agent 9 through 12 calls the SendMessageTimeoutW API with arbitrary arguments via a local pipe, leading to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker who exploits this issue could execute arbitrary code on the local system.

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.hitachi.com/hirt/security/index.html

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