CVE-2021-4480
📛 CVE Title
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Description
Dräger Protector Software prior to version 6.4.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure file system permissions that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can replace binaries or loaded modules on the host system to execute code with NT SYSTEM privileges.
Overview
- State
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- Assigner (CNA)
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- CVSS severity
- high
- CVSS score
- 8.2 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 8.2 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
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- Reserved
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- Published
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- Last updated
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- Source
- https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2021-4480
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2021-4480 — CVE-2021-4480
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- EPSS score
- 0.0011 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 1.38% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-01
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2021-34846 - Assigner
- VulnCheck
- Published
- Jun 2, 2026, 9:31:33 PM
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026, 6:51:07 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 4.0)
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8.3 / 10
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.1100
- Vendors
- Dräger
- Products
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Protector Software (0 <6.4.2)
- Aliases
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GHSA-w85v-g7rp-mcgm
ENISA description: Dräger Protector Software prior to version 6.4.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to insecure file system permissions that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can replace binaries or loaded modules on the host system to execute code with NT SYSTEM privileges.
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
Web references (5)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4480 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://static.draeger.com/security/download/2021-267-01-Draeger-Protector-Software-vulnerabilities.pdf tenable:static.draeger.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4480 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dr-ger-protector-software-local-privilege-escalation-via-insecure-file-permissions tenable:www.vulncheck.com
Remediations (10)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:builtin.com
Log4j Vulnerability Explained: What It Is and How to Fix It The Log4j vulnerability is a software vulnerability in Log4j — an open-source library commonly used in Java-based systems and applications. Here's how the vulnerability works, the response to and impact of the vulnerability and tips to mitigate it.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:knowledge.broadcom.com
The intent of this article is to help customers that are using VMware vSphere 8.x address the most critical security vulnerabilities. Broadcom will provide all perpetual license customers, including those that have expired support contracts, with access to zero-day security patches, which are defined by Broadcom as patches for Critical Severity Security Alerts with a Common Vulnerability ...
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
D. Verify the mitigation has worked, if possible. Scan the patched/mitigated asset with the tools and methods listed in step 1.B. Use more than one method to verify the mitigation was successfully applied.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
As stated above, Emergency Directive (ED) 22-02: Mitigate Apache Log4j Vulnerability requires agencies to patch vulnerable internet-facing assets immediately. Conduct a security review to determine if there is a security concern or compromise.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.microsoft.com
Security Update Guide Notifications Microsoft's free Security Update Guide Notifications provide links to security-related software updates and notification of re-released security updates. These notifications are sent via email throughout the month as needed.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2021 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third-party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch ...
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Security Patch Update contains 35 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Security Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at May 2026 Critical Security Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.petefreitag.com
Apache Log4j 1.x does have vulnerabilities. How to identify vulnerable classes, remove them from the jar files, and testing to make sure the server or application still works after patching.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.picussecurity.com
4-Step Immediate Mitigation for Log4j Exploits It seems that we will be talking about Log4j for weeks, maybe months to come. Even though a patch for the first Log4j vulnerability ( CVE - 2021 -44228) was released on December 10th, another Log4j vulnerability ( CVE - 2021 -45046) was found on December 14th, 2021 .
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC
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