CVE-2021-42297

low-risk
Published 2021-11-24

Windows 10 Update Assistant 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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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Windows 10 Update Assistant

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (4)

Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-4229...
Exploit https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1334/
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-4229...
Exploit https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1334/
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal