Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-31168

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-31168

Published: May 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53091
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31168
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 Container Manager Service, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2021-31168

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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