CVE-2021-1733: Sysinternals PsExec Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Publicly Disclosed

Yes

Patch Tuesday

2021-Feb

Released

2021-02-09

EPSS Score

0.32% (percentile: 55.3%)

FAQ

What version of PSExec contains the update to resolve this vulnerability? PsExec v2.32 is not longer affected by this vulneratiblity.

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• PsExec

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

David Wells (<a href="https://twitter.com/CE2Wells">@CE2Wells</a>) of Tenable

Revision History

• 2021-02-09: Information published.