cve-2021-36934
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-07-22 07:05
Modified
2024-08-04 01:09
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:T/RC:C
Summary
Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164006/HiveNightmare-AKA-SeriousSAM.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36934Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164006/HiveNightmare-AKA-SeriousSAM.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36934Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/506989
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.18363.1734
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19043.1165
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19041.1165
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.19041.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 Version: 10.0.0   < 10.0.19042.1165
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-02-10

Due date: 2022-02-24

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36934

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