A local malicious user can circumvent the Falco detection engine through 0.28.1 by…
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A local malicious user can circumvent the Falco detection engine through 0.28.1 by running a program that alters arguments of system calls being executed. Issue is fixed in Falco versions >= 0.29.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00349 28th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-33505
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fj3r-qw82-xcxx
References
More Falco vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05985 An issue was discovered in Falco through 0.14.0. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-33505 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-33505 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fj3r-qw82-xcxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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