CVE-2021-43326
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2021-43326- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
- Record
CVE-2021-43326- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-30264 No score
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
- Record
EUVD-2021-30264- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjr4-p4q2-8f3f
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
Automox Agent before 32 on Windows incorrectly sets permissions on a temporary directory.
- Record
GHSA-fjr4-p4q2-8f3f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Automox Agent 32 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2022-01-05 |
| PoC in GitHub | gfoss/CVE-2021-43326_Exploit | 2021-12-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-43326 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Automox, published December 15, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.automox.com/help/release-notes
community.automox.com/product-updates-4/cve-2021-43326-and-cve-2021-43325-local-privilege-escalation-in-automox-agent-windows-only-1636
packetstormsecurity.com/files/165449/Automox-Agent-32-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43326
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-p4q2-8f3f