PT-2021-5302 · Microsoft · Windows Kernel+1

Bughunter010 · Published 2021-11-09 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-42285

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 Kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows operating system kernel. It allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges.

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:2021-06128

CVE-2021-42285

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Kernel

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-42285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-06128 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-42285 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42285 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42285 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021110917 · Note