Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU49417

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-1682

Published: January 12, 2021 / Updated: January 28, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU49417

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1682

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 Kernel within the implementation of Event Tracing for Windows. A local user can run a specially crafted program and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1682

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

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