CVE-2021-20722 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of ScanSnap Manager prior to versions V7.0L20 and the Software Download Installer prior to WinSSInst2JP.exe and WinSSInst2iX1500JP.exe allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0044.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Fujitsu Subscribe	Scansnap Manager Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fujitsu:scansnap_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-8136	Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of ScanSnap Manager prior to versions V7.0L20 and the Software Download Installer prior to WinSSInst2JP.exe and WinSSInst2iX1500JP.exe allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code with the privilege of the user invoking the installer via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN65733194/index.html
https://scansnap.fujitsu.com/global/dl/

History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2021-05-24T03:20:29.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T20:10:14.563Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-20722

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:53:21.807Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-24T04:15:14.857

Modified: 2026-10-07T21:17:02.807

Link: CVE-2021-20722

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-427

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