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CVE-2021-42254

BeyondTrust Privilege Management prior to version 21.6 creates a Temporary File in a Directory...

7.8 High

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.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
0.30%EPSS, 22nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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

0.30%Down 0.3 points since Nov 20, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

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 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-668
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo 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-2021-29230No 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-486gNo 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

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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