Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Update Assistant - CVE-2021-43211
Published: November 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43211
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, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Windows Update Assistant
How to mitigate CVE-2021-43211
Install updates from vendor's website.