CVEs-PoC/2021/CVE-2021-37942.md

### [CVE-2021-37942](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37942)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Elastic%20APM%20Java%20Agent&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.18.0%3C%201.27.0%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-269%3A%20Improper%20Privilege%20Management&color=brighgreen)

### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security

#### Github
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