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CVE-2021-43397

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

LiquidFiles before 3.6.3 allows remote attackers to elevate their privileges from Admin (or User Admin) to Sysadmin.

Affected products

• LiquidFiles: before 3.6.3 — fixed in 3.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LiquidFiles 3.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164997/LiquidFiles-3.5.13-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/40
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/52
• https://forum.liquidfiles.com/forums/news.6/
• https://man.liquidfiles.com/release_notes/version_3-6-x.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164997/LiquidFiles-3.5.13-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/40
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Nov/52
• https://forum.liquidfiles.com/forums/news.6/
• https://man.liquidfiles.com/release_notes/version_3-6-x.html

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