Race condition in Credential Provider - CVE-2021-31797
Published: September 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56271
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31797
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the user identification mechanism. A remote attacker can exploit the race and disclose passwords.
Affected software
Credential Provider
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31797
Install updates from vendor's website.
Credential Provider - update to 12.1