Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2021 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2021-34487Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Windows 10 Version 1607 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.4583 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.2114 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.17763.2114 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.18363.1734 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19041.1165 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 20H2 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19042.1165 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H1 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19043.1165 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.4583 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.4583 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.2114 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.2114 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19041.1165 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server version 20H2 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19042.1165 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-34487 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred