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CVE-2021-44049

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-668

Description

CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager (EPM) through 11.5.3.328 before 2021-12-20 allows a local user to gain elevated privileges via a Trojan horse Procmon64.exe in the user's Temp directory.

Affected products

• CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager: from 11.5.3.328 before 11.5.4.355; from 11.5.3.328 before 11.5.4.500 — fixed in 11.5.4.355, 11.5.4.500

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager 11.5.4.355, 11.5.4.500. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.cyberark.com/Product-Doc/OnlineHelp/EPM-onprem/Latest/en/Content/Release%20Notes/RN-WhatsNew.htm
• https://hencohen10.medium.com/cyberark-endpoint-manager-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-44049-67cd5e62c3d2
• https://www.cyberark.com/ca21-34/
• https://www.cyberark.com/product-security/
• https://docs.cyberark.com/Product-Doc/OnlineHelp/EPM-onprem/Latest/en/Content/Release%20Notes/RN-WhatsNew.htm
• https://hencohen10.medium.com/cyberark-endpoint-manager-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-44049-67cd5e62c3d2
• https://www.cyberark.com/ca21-34/
• https://www.cyberark.com/product-security/

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