CVE-2021-36948

moderate-risk
Published 2021-08-12

Windows Update Medic Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Do I need to act?

~
1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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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 Products (8)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (3)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-3694...
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-3694...
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate