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CVE-2021-40449
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CVE-2021-40449
(Last updated July 25, 2024) ▾
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Description
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
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Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.2237
Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.2237
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.2237
Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0.18363.1854
Windows 10 Version 21H1 10.0.19041.1288
Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.288
Windows 10 Version 2004 10.0.19041.1288
Windows Server version 2004 10.0.19041.1288
Windows 10 Version 20H2 10.0.19041.1288
Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.19042.1288
Windows 11 version 21H2 10.0.22000.258
Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19086
Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.4704
Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.4704
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.4704
Windows 7 6.1.7601.25740
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.25740
Windows 8.1 6.3.9600.20144
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.21251
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0.6003.21251
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.21251
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.25740
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.25740
Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.23490
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.23490
Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.20144
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.20144
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown
Vendors
- microsoft
Products
- windows 10 1507,
- windows 10 1607,
- windows 10 1809,
- windows 10 1909,
- windows 10 2004,
- windows 10 20h2,
- windows 10 21h1,
- windows 11,
- windows 11 21h2,
- windows 7 -,
- windows 8.1 -,
- windows rt 8.1 -,
- windows server 2004,
- windows server 2008 -,
- windows server 2008 r2,
- windows server 2012 -,
- windows server 2012 r2,
- windows server 2016,
- windows server 2019,
- windows server 2022,
- windows server 20h2
Exploited in the Wild
mkienow-r7
indicated sources as
- Vendor Advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40449)
- News Article or Blog (https://securelist.com/mysterysnail-attacks-with-windows-zero-day/104509/)
Would you like to delete this Exploited in the Wild Report?
Yes, delete this reportgwillcox-r7
indicated source as
News Article or Blog (https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/123285/hacking/ironhusky-zero-day.html)
Would you like to delete this Exploited in the Wild Report?
Yes, delete this reportjbaines-r7
indicated source as
News Article or Blog (https://decoded.avast.io/threatresearch/avast-q4-21-threat-report/)
Would you like to delete this Exploited in the Wild Report?
Yes, delete this reportAttackerKB Worker indicated source as
Government or Industry Alert (https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2021/11/17/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
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Additional Info
Authenticated
Unknown
Exploitable
Unknown
Reliability
Unknown
Stability
Unknown
Available Mitigations
Unknown
Shelf Life
Unknown
Userbase/Installbase
Unknown
Patch Effectiveness
Unknown
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