PT-2021-1606 · Microsoft · Windows+1

Afang5472 + 8 · Published 2021-01-12 · Updated 2024-10-08 · CVE-2021-1649

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description The issue is related to errors in privilege management in the Active Template Library of the Windows operating system. It allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges, affecting the system.

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:2021-00252

CVE-2021-1649

Affected Products

Active Template Library

Windows

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1649 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-1649 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1649 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1649 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1649 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-00252 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1649 · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021011226 · Note