CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-31961

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jul 14, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.x
3.6 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Windows InstallService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_10Microsoft20h2 (including)20h2 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft21h1 (including)21h1 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1809 (including)1809 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1909 (including)1909 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft2004 (including)2004 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft20h2 (including)20h2 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft2004 (including)2004 (including)
Windows_server_2019Microsoft- (including)- (including)

Potential Mitigations

References