Privilege Escalation in MSI Dragon Center Software
CVE-2021-44901

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Msi

Status
Dragon Center
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 February 2022

What is CVE-2021-44901?

Micro-Star International's Dragon Center software, specifically versions up to 2.0.116.0, contains multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to gain higher privileges on the affected system. Attackers can trigger these vulnerabilities by sending specific IOCTL requests to various driver components, including atidgllk.sys, atillk64.sys, MODAPI.sys, NTIOLib.sys, NTIOLib_X64.sys, WinRing0.sys, and WinRing0x64.sys. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities poses a significant risk as it may allow unauthorized access and control over the system.

References

https://voidsec.com
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https://voidsec.com/advisories/cve-2021-44901/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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