CVE-2021-37851

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 11 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.21% (11th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

39 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Local privilege escalation in Windows products of ESET allows user who is logged into the system to exploit repair feature of the installer to run malicious code with higher privileges. This issue affects: ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium 11.2 versions prior to 15.1.12.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security 6.0 versions prior to 9.0.2046.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.1.2050.0; 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.2053.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0 versions prior to 9.0.12012.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server 8.0.12013.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.10020.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.14011.0. ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server 6.0 versions prior to 8.0.15009.0.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.3highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · security@eset.comexploitability 1.3 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-755USprimaryCWE-280USCWE-280USCWE-775US

affected products (39)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus6.0 → 9.0.2046.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Endpoint Security6.0 → 9.0.2046.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server≤ 6.0 8.0.12013.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Internet Security11.2 → 15.1.12.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino6.0 → 8.0.14011.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server6.0 → 8.0.10020.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET NOD32 Antivirus11.2 → 15.1.12.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server6.0 → 8.0.15009.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server8.0 → 9.0.12012.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET, spol. s r.o. ESET Smart Security Premium11.2 → 15.1.12.0enisa_euvdEU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Antivirus≤ 8.0.2053.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Antivirus≤ 9.0.2046.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Antivirus≤ 8.1.2050.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Security≤ 8.1.2050.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Security≤ 8.0.2053.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Endpoint Security≤ 9.0.2046.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server≤ 8.0.12013.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Internet Security≤ 15.1.12.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino≤ 8.0.14011.0fstec_bduRU
ESET Software ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server≤ 8.0.10020.0fstec_bduRU

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-05-11modified 2026-06-17

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