CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-42286

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Nov 10, 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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Windows Core Shell SI Host Extension Framework for Composable Shell 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_10Microsoft2004 (including)2004 (including)
Windows_serverMicrosoft20h2 (including)20h2 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft2004 (including)2004 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References