fkie_cve-2021-43226
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2021-12-15 15:15
Modified
2025-10-30 19:17
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43226Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43226Patch, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-43226US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_10_1507 *
microsoft windows_10_1507 *
microsoft windows_10_1607 *
microsoft windows_10_1607 *
microsoft windows_10_1809 *
microsoft windows_10_1909 *
microsoft windows_10_2004 *
microsoft windows_10_20h2 *
microsoft windows_10_20h2 *
microsoft windows_10_21h1 *
microsoft windows_10_21h2 *
microsoft windows_11_21h2 *
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_8.1 -
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
microsoft windows_server_2004 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 *
microsoft windows_server_2019 *
microsoft windows_server_2022 *
microsoft windows_server_20h2 *


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