PT-2021-5046 · Microsoft · Windows Feedback Hub+1

Abdelhamid Naceri · Published 2021-11-09 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-42280

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions in the Windows Feedback Hub component of the Windows operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. 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-264

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05816

CVE-2021-42280

ZDI-21-1307

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Feedback Hub

References · 9

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-42280 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42280 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1307 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42280 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-42280 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05816 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42280 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23263 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/13797 · Telegram Post