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CVE-2021-42110

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

An issue was discovered in Allegro Windows (formerly Popsy Windows) before 3.3.4156.1. A standard user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM if the FTP module is installed, because of DLL hijacking.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Allegro — Allegro

CWEs

References

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