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TI-2021-13744 Aliases CVE-2021-34745GHSA-qgqj-2r34-83jh

AppDynamics .NET Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Priority LOW 36CWE-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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A vulnerability in the AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows could allow an attacker to leverage an authenticated, local user account to gain SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability is due to the .NET Agent Coordinator Service executing code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker with local access to a device that is running the vulnerable agent could create a custom process that would be launched with those SYSTEM privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is fixed in AppDynamics .NET Agent Release 21.7.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows (Cisco): 21.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoAppDynamics .NET Agent for Windowsbefore 21.721.7Patch availableCNA
  • AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows VendorCisco Affected before 21.7 Fixed in 21.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics_.net_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 21.7VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics_.net_agent:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 21.7 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA AppDynamics .NET Agent for Windows (Cisco) Fixed in 21.7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34745
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgqj-2r34-83jh

References

Patch 1

Sources

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