Snow Inventory Agent through 6.7.0 on Windows uses CPUID to report on processor types and…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Snow Inventory Agent through 6.7.0 on Windows uses CPUID to report on processor types and versions that may be deployed and in use across an IT environment. A privilege-escalation vulnerability exists if CPUID is enabled, and thus it should be disabled via configuration settings.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00477 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 5.3.1 – 6.7.0 | Vulnerable | Snow Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:snowsoftware:snow_inventory_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 5.3.1 – 6.7.0 Vulnerable ·Snow Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc9p-889f-c7jp
References
More Snow Software Snow Inventory Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-01066 Improper validation of update packages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-01067 Improper validation of update packages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18299 Deletion of arbitrary files vulnerability in Snow Agent for Windows CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-06556 Impersonate vendor signed Powershell scripts CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
Sources
- CVE-2021-27579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc9p-889f-c7jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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