PT-2021-5123 · Microsoft · Windows

Abdelhamid Naceri · Published 2021-11-09 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-42277

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the Windows operating system. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges. This can affect the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control.

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

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05916

CVE-2021-42277

ZDI-21-1306

Affected Products

Windows

References · 10

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1306 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-42277 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42277 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42277 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42277 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-42277 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42277 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05916 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/23264 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110913 · Note