Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-1648
Published: January 12, 2021 / Updated: January 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49441
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-2021-1648
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 Microsoft splwow64, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1648
Install updates from vendor's website.