PT-2021-5645 · Microsoft · Windows

Vbty · Published 2021-07-13 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-34488

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 Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions in the Windows Console Driver component of Microsoft Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to bypass security restrictions and 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:2022-00083

CVE-2021-34488

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-34488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34488 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-00083 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34488 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-34488 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021071334 · Note