CVE-2021-37942GHSA-5XQM-HC45-F2G2
APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.27.0, 1.27.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Elastic Elastic APM Java Agent
From 1.18.0 · fixed in 1.27.0
- co.elastic.apm:apm-agent-parentMaven
From 1.18.0 · fixed in 1.27.1
- co.elastic.apm:elastic-apm-agentMaven
From 1.18.0 · fixed in 1.27.1