GHSA-r562-m862-63w3 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation
A local privilege escalation issue was found with the APM Java agent, where a user on the system could attach a malicious file to an application running with the APM Java agent. Using this vector, a malicious or compromised user account could use the agent to run commands at a higher level of permissions than they possess. This vulnerability affects users that have set up the agent via the attacher cli 3, the attach API 2, as well as users that have enabled the profiling_inferred_spans_enabled option
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-37941 is rated Low Risk (34.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.19%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.04% | 0.19% | +0.15% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.89% | 0.04% | -0.84% |
| 3 | 2022-04-01 | — | 0.89% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 4.4 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-r562-m862-63w3 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-java-agent-security-update/289627 | Vendor Advisory |