Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2021-1690

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2021-1690

Published: January 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49412
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1690
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows

Detailed vulnerability 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 Windows WalletService, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-1690

Install updates from vendor's website.

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