Windows AppContainer Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 20h2 (including) | 20h2 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 21h1 (including) | 21h1 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1607 (including) | 1607 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1809 (including) | 1809 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 1909 (including) | 1909 (including) |
| Windows_10 | Microsoft | 2004 (including) | 2004 (including) |
| Windows_11 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_8.1 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_rt_8.1 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | 20h2 (including) | 20h2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | 2004 (including) | 2004 (including) |
| Windows_server_2019 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2022 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/102.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/474.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/50.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/509.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/551.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/555.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/560.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/561.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/600.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/644.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/645.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/652.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/653.html
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164942/Microsoft-Windows-WSAQuerySocketSecurity-AppContainer-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40476
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164942/Microsoft-Windows-WSAQuerySocketSecurity-AppContainer-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40476