Vulnerability CVE-2021-40450

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-40450 (CCN-210242)

Assigned:

2021-10-12

Published:

2021-10-12

Updated:

2023-08-01

Summary:

CVSS v3 Severity:

7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial

6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-40450

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ms-windows-cve202140450-priv-esc(210242)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security TechCenter - October 2021
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Source: secure@microsoft.com
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1809::~~~~x64~:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10_2004:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10_2004:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x32:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*