PT-2021-6964 · Microsoft · Windows Partition Management Driver+1

Published 2021-07-13 · Updated 2023-12-28 · CVE-2021-34493

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 Partition Management Driver (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Partition Management Driver, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices 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-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-02750

CVE-2021-34493

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Partition Management Driver

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34493 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34493 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-34493 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2021-34493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34493 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-02750 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17874 · Telegram Post