CVE-2021-31166 (GCVE-0-2021-31166)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-05-11 19:11
Modified
2025-10-21 23:25
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Summary
HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19041.982
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.19041.982:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
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   Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19041.982
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   Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19042.982
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.982:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
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   Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19042.982
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-04-06

Due date: 2022-04-27

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31166

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