VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-36945

Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH 7.3EPSS 1.88%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.88% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 update assistant
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36945
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36945Patch, Vendor Advisory

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