Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-1682
Published: January 12, 2021 / Updated: January 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49417
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1682
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
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 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1682
Install updates from vendor's website.