CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-42297
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-11-24
- Last modified
- 2026-08-19
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
Description
Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 update assistant
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42297 msrc.microsoft.com
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42297 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1334/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry