Dräger Protector Software up to 6.4.1 permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Dräger Protector Software up to 6.4.1. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to permission assignment. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-4480. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dräger Protector Software up to 6.4.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented by Mario Ceballos. The advisory is shared for download at static.draeger.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-4480 since 06/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Protector Software 6.4.2

Timelineinfo

06/02/2026 CVE reserved
06/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/03/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
06/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: static.draeger.com
Researcher: Mario Ceballos
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-4480 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-368048

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2026 01:38
Changes: 06/03/2026 01:38 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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