CVE-2021-42254
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory...
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
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
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
- Record
CVE-2021-42254- 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
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
- Record
CVE-2021-42254- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29230 No score
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29230- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-959q-hg7j-486g No score
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory...
BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory with Insecure Permissions.
- Record
GHSA-959q-hg7j-486g- Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42254 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Beyondtrust Privilege Management For Windows, published November 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.