Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Update Assistant - CVE-2021-43211

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows Update Assistant - CVE-2021-43211

Published: November 23, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58309
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43211
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows Update Assistant

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-43211

Install updates from vendor's website.

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