CVE-2021-42711
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 1, 2021 at 10:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNetwork Access Client
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Barracuda Network Access Client before 5.2.2 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions. This file is executed with SYSTEM privileges when an unprivileged user performs a repair operation.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.2.2
Affected range stops below 5.2.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/MNDT-2021-0010/MNDT-2021-0010.mdCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276
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