CVE-2021-4480

HIGH EPSS 1.4%

Published Jun 2, 20263w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

8.3 CVSS 4.0

High

Published Jun 2, 2026 3w ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Dräger Protector Software prior to version 6.4.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure file system permissions that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can replace binaries or loaded modules on the host system to execute code with NT SYSTEM privileges.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.3

Exploitability

—

Impact

—

Vector string

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction A

Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

1.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-732

References 2

static.draeger.com https://static.draeger.com/security/download/2021-267-01-Draeger-Protector-Software-vulnerabilities.pdf
vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dr-ger-protector-software-local-privilege-escalation-via-insecure-file-permissions

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.