VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-26435

Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

HIGH 8.1EPSS 5.33%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 5.33% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-787
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26435
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26435Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.