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CVE-2021-44153

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  • Published2021-12-13
  • Fixed in17.0

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Description

An issue was discovered in Reprise RLM 14.2. When editing the license file, it is possible for an admin user to enable an option to run arbitrary executables, as demonstrated by an ISV demo "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" entry. An attacker can exploit this to run a malicious binary on startup, or when triggering the Reread/Restart Servers function on the webserver. (Exploitation does not require CVE-2018-15573, because the license file is meant to be changed in the application.)

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-12-1304:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Reprisesoftware reprise license manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
17.0≥ 14.2, < 17.017.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Reprisesoftware reprise license manager to 17.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-12-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-96xv-6m77-v224

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44153?

An issue was discovered in Reprise RLM 14.2. When editing the license file, it is possible for an admin user to enable an option to run arbitrary executables, as demonstrated by an ISV demo "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" entry. An attacker can exploit this to run a malicious binary on startup, or when triggering the Reread/Restart Servers function on the webserver. (Exploitation does not require CVE-2018-15573, because the license file is meant to be changed in the application.)

Is CVE-2021-44153 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-44153 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-44153?

CVE-2021-44153 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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