CVE-2021-4406

Summary

CVE-2021-4406 is a critical vulnerability affecting the alerts management dialog. An administrator can exploit this weakness to gain root execution access, posing a significant risk to system security. The dialog, intended for managing and responding to system alerts, has been found to be vulnerable to command injection attacks. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run arbitrary commands with elevated privileges, potentially leading to serious data breaches or system compromise. It is crucial that affected systems are patched immediately to mitigate this vulnerability.

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