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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-25270
A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges...
Vulnerability Description
A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges in HitmanPro.Alert before version Build 901.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Michael Bourque (@downwithupsec)
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Affected Vendor
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HitmanPro.Alert
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 7th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.