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CVE-2021-40456

5.3 MEDIUM

Windows AD FS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Published: 2021-10-13 · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Severity and scoring

CVSS
5.3 MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
CWE-863

Affected products

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows_server, windows_server_2019, windows_server_2022

Description

Windows AD FS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Source: NVD

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