A vulnerability in the loading process of specific DLLs in Cisco Proximity Desktop for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to load a malicious library. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials on the Windows system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of directory paths at run time. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a malicious DLL file in a specific location on the targeted system. This file will execute when the vulnerable application launches. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system with the privileges of another user’s account.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2021-01-13T21:17:23.413057Z

Updated: 2024-11-12T20:47:50.046Z

Reserved: 2020-11-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-1240

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:02:56.281Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-13T22:15:20.897

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:43:54.273

Link: CVE-2021-1240

cve-icon Redhat

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