Inadequate Encryption Strength in Credential Provider - CVE-2021-31798
Published: September 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56272
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31798
CWE-ID: CWE-326
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the effective key space used to encrypt the cache has low entropy. A local user can obtain the plaintext of cache files.
Affected software
Credential Provider
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31798
Install updates from vendor's website.
Credential Provider - update to 12.1