CVE-2021-44862 (GCVE-0-2021-44862)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-11-03 19:20
Modified
2025-05-02 18:47
Severity ?
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Summary
Netskope client is impacted by a vulnerability where an authenticated, local attacker can view sensitive information stored in NSClient logs which should be restricted. The vulnerability exists because the sensitive information is not masked/scrubbed before writing in the logs. A malicious user can use the sensitive information to download data and impersonate another user.
References
psirt@netskope.comhttps://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2022-001Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.netskope.com/company/security-compliance-and-assurance/security-advisories-and-disclosures/netskope-security-advisory-nskpsa-2022-001Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Netskope NSClient Version: 91.0 and Prior
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