Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Defender for IoT - CVE-2021-42312
Published: December 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58919
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42312
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 in Microsoft Defender for IoT, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Defender for IoT
How to mitigate CVE-2021-42312
Install updates from vendor's website.