CVE-2021-37850

Denial of service in ESET for Mac products

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 8, 2021 at 01:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:01 AM UTC
7 products affected across 2 vendorsEndpoint AntivirusEndpoint SecurityCyber Security

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

ESET was made aware of a vulnerability in its consumer and business products for macOS that enables a user logged on to the system to stop the ESET daemon, effectively disabling the protection of the ESET security product until a system reboot.

Affected

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

v ≤ 6.10.700
v ≤ 6.10.910.0
v ≤ 6.10.910.0
v < 6.10.700
Affected range stops below 6.10.700, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 6.10.910.0
Affected range stops below 6.10.910.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 6.10.910.0
Affected range stops below 6.10.910.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8151

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMESET
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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