APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation issue (ESA-2021-30)
A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious plugin to an application running the APM Java agent. By using this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code at a potentially higher level of permissions than their user typically has access to.
Affected Versions:
Versions 1.18.0 through 1.27.0
Solutions and Mitigations:
Update to 1.27.1 or newer or use the unaffected -javaagent-based installation method
CVSSv3: 7.0 - AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID: CVE-2021-37942