CVE-2021-23193
Published: 18 November 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-23193 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Gallagher Command Centre. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 39.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-10300
Vulnerability details
Improper privilege validation vulnerability in COM Interface of Gallagher Command Centre Server allows authenticated unprivileged operators to retrieve sensitive information from the Command Centre Server. This issue affects: Gallagher Command Centre 8.50 versions prior to 8.50.2048 (MR3) ; 8.40 versions…
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prior to 8.40.2063 (MR4); 8.30 versions prior to 8.30.1454 (MR4) ; 8.20 versions prior to 8.20.1291 (MR6); version 8.10 and prior versions.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Audit record review and analysis can detect unauthorized exposure or access to sensitive information.
Defines roles and responsibilities to ensure proper privilege management during configuration changes.
Hunting tracks data exfiltration or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information as a key threat indicator.
Policy addresses roles, responsibilities, and privilege management to prevent improper privilege assignments.
Access supervision ensures privileges are assigned and managed without improper escalation or retention.
Automated marking applies security attributes to system outputs, making it harder for attackers to exploit unmarked sensitive information leading to unauthorized exposure.
Proper attribute retention and permitted-value enforcement limits unauthorized actors from accessing sensitive information lacking correct labels.
Assigning group/role memberships and access authorizations (privileges) while reviewing accounts addresses improper privilege management.