Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2021-43880

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2021-43880

Published: December 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43880
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 Windows Mobile Device Management, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows

How to mitigate CVE-2021-43880

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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