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CVE-2021-28825

TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core Windows Platform Installation vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 14, 2021 at 04:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMessaging Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution Core· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

The Windows Installation component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Community Edition and TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on some versions of the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from a lack of access restrictions on certain files and/or folders in the installation. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Community Edition: versions 1.3.0 and below and TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition: versions 1.3.0 and below.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Messaging Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution Core· Tibco
95%
v ≤ 1.3.0
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.tibco.com/services/support/advisories
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tibco.com/support/advisories/2021/04/tibco-security-advisory-april-14-2021-tibco-messaging-2021-28825

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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