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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-37850 · published 8 November 2021

CVE-2021-37850: Eset cyber security vulnerability

Eset · Cyber Security

ESET was made aware of a vulnerability in its consumer and business products for macOS that enables a user logged on to the system to stop the ESET daemon, effectively disabling the protection of the ESET security product until a system reboot.

5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.23% · top 88.0%
5.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.1
0.23%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ESET was made aware of a vulnerability in its consumer and business products for macOS that enables a user logged on to the system to stop the ESET daemon, effectively disabling the protection of the ESET security product until a system reboot.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8151 Vendor Advisory
https://support.eset.com/en/ca8151 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-37850), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.