TI-2021-20921 Aliases CVE-2021-45912

An unauthenticated Named Pipe channel in Controlup Real-Time Agent (cuAgent.exe) before…

LOW 34CWE-78Published 2022-01-04 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
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-78.

Summary

An unauthenticated Named Pipe channel in Controlup Real-Time Agent (cuAgent.exe) before 8.5 potentially allows an attacker to run OS commands via the ProcessActionRequest WCF method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00306 23rd 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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:controlup:real-time_agent:::::hybrid_cloud:::*	before 8.5	Vulnerable	Controlup
cpe:2.3:a:controlup:real-time_agent:::::on-premises:::*	before 8.5	Vulnerable	Controlup

cpe:2.3:a:controlup:real-time_agent:*:*:*:*:hybrid_cloud:*:*:* Versions before 8.5 Vulnerable ·Controlup
cpe:2.3:a:controlup:real-time_agent:*:*:*:*:on-premises:*:*:* Versions before 8.5 Vulnerable ·Controlup

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-45912

References

Patch 1

https://www.controlup.com/security/security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation/

Other 1

https://controlup.com

Sources

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