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CVE-2021-30490 (GCVE-0-2021-30490)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-16 12:32 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:32
VLAI
Summary
upsMonitor in ViewPower (aka ViewPowerHTML) 1.04-21012 through 1.04-21353 has insecure permissions for the service binary that enable an Authenticated User to modify files, allowing for privilege escalation.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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