Description
A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in the Apex One/SEP agent could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on affected installations.
Please note: an attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Basic information
- Type
- unreviewed
- Severity
- high
- Advisory on GitHub
- Open advisory ↗
- Repository advisory
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- Source code
- Not specified
- Published (advisory)
- 2026-05-21 15:34:09 UTC
- Updated
- 2026-05-21 15:34:18 UTC
- NVD published
- 2026-05-21 14:16:48 UTC
EPSS Score
| Score |
Percentile |
|
0.01%
|
2.23% |
CVSS Scores
| Base score |
Version |
Severity |
Vector |
|
7.8
|
3.1 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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- Attack vector (AV:L)
- They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
- Attack complexity (AC:L)
- Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
- Privileges required (PR:L)
- A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
- User interaction (UI:N)
- Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
- Scope (S:U)
- Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
- Confidentiality (C:H)
- Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
- Integrity (I:H)
- They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
- Availability (A:H)
- Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
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CWEs
| CWE id |
Name |
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CWE-367
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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition |
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