Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Autodesk Licensing Installer

CVE-2021-27032

What is CVE-2021-27032?

The Autodesk Licensing Installer is susceptible to privilege escalation, where a malicious user with limited access may exploit weak service permissions. This flaw allows the attacker to identify services with improperly configured permissions that run under elevated privileges. As a result, any user on the system could potentially modify the service configuration and take control over vital services.

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