Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector

Published: 2021-01-12

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-1680 CVE-2021-1651
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system Visual Studio Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Vendor	Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU49469

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1680

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 - 10 2004 10.0.19041.264

Windows Server: 2016 10.0.14393.10 - 2019 2004

Visual Studio: 15.9 - 2015 Update 3

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1680

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU49470