CVE-2021-31979

high-risk
Published 2021-07-14

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Do I need to act?

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10.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 90% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

61
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate