CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-40470

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 13, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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DirectX Graphics Kernel 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_10Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_10Microsoft20h2 (including)20h2 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft21h1 (including)21h1 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1607 (including)1607 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1809 (including)1809 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1909 (including)1909 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft2004 (including)2004 (including)
Windows_11Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft20h2 (including)20h2 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft2004 (including)2004 (including)
Windows_server_2019Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_server_2022Microsoft- (including)- (including)

Potential Mitigations

References