Security features bypass in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-27092

 

Security features bypass in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-27092

Published: April 13, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52159
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27092
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to security feature bypass issue in Azure AD Web Sign-in. An attacker with physical access can gain elevated privileges on the target system.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2021-27092

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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