PT-2021-1542 · Microsoft · Windows

James Forshaw · Published 2021-01-12 · Updated 2024-10-08 · CVE-2021-1706

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows LUAFV driver, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This allows an attacker to affect the system. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-00141

CVE-2021-1706

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1706 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-1706 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00141 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1706 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1706 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1706 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1706 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/8722 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021011270 · Note