CVE-2021-41357
7.8 HIGHWin32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: 2021-10-13 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10_2004, windows_10_20h2, windows_10_21h1 |
Description
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41357
- [Patch]https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-41357
- [Patch]https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-41357
- [Other]https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-41357
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