CVE-2021-27070

Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27070	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-329/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:20h2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:::::::*

History

29 Dec 2023, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~9.3~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : 9.3 v3 : 7.3

Information

Published : 2021-03-11 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08

NVD link : CVE-2021-27070

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27070

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27070

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows_server_2016
windows_10

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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