Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2021-36967
Published: September 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56523
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36967
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker on the local network to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows WLAN AutoConfig Service, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36967
Install updates from vendor's website.