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CVE-2021-36795

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.21% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-08-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2021-36795
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.21%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A permission issue in the Cohesity Linux agent may allow privilege escalation in version 6.5.1b to 6.5.1d-hotfix10, 6.6.0a to 6.6.0b-hotfix1. An underprivileged linux user, if certain environment criteria are met, can gain additional privileges.