CVE-2021-37942
APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation issue
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.
How to fix CVE-2021-37942
To remediate CVE-2021-37942, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.27.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.27.1 or later
Is CVE-2021-37942 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 1.18.0, < 1.27.1
- >= 1.18.0, < 1.27.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |