Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Update Assistant - CVE-2021-36945
Published: August 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55696
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36945
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Update Assistant
Windows Update Assistant
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Windows 10 Update Assistant, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36945
Install updates from vendor's website.