VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-42297
Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.40% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 update assistant
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42297
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42297Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1334/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.