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CVE-2021-40449Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

7.8 HIGHEPSS 81.93%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

OverviewAffected ProductsReferences
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Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
7.8HIGH3.1microsoft (CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8HIGH3.1microsoft (CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
4.6MEDIUM2.0NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Dec 1, 2021

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2021-40449
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Published
Oct 13, 2021
Last modified
2026-06-17 04:06 UTC
Weaknesses

Sources

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