TIBCO Rendezvous Windows Platform Installation vulnerability
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Windows Installation component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Rendezvous and TIBCO Rendezvous Developer Edition contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on some versions of the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from a lack of access restrictions on certain files and/or folders in the installation. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Rendezvous: versions 8.5.1 and below and TIBCO Rendezvous Developer Edition: versions 8.5.1 and below.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIBCO | TIBCO Rendezvous | up to 8.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TIBCO | TIBCO Rendezvous Developer Edition | up to 8.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q22m-grh7-c8wj
References
More TIBCO Rendezvous vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-01632 Multiple buffer overflows in TIBCO Software Rendezvous before 8.1.0, as used in multiple… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-02738 Buffer overflow in TIBCO Rendezvous before 7.5.1, TIBCO Runtime Agent (TRA) before 5.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03832 Buffer overflow in the HTTP administrative interface in TIBCO Rendezvous before 8.4.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-02045 Buffer overflow in the Rendezvous Daemon (rvd), Rendezvous Routing Daemon (rvrd)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-08913 TIBCO Rendezvous Vulnerable to CSRF Attacks CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-04026 Memory leak in TIBCO Rendezvous (RV) daemon (rvd) 7.5.2, 7.5.3 and 7.5.4 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-28817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q22m-grh7-c8wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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