Vulnerability · Published Nov 10, 2021 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2021-42291Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.2% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.2%top 9.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 – before 6.1.7601.25769
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 – before 6.1.7601.25769
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 6.0.6003.0 – before 6.0.6003.21282
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) 6.0.6003.0 – before 6.0.6003.21282
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 6.2.9200.0 – before 6.2.9200.23517
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) 6.2.9200.0 – before 6.2.9200.23517
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.20174
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 6.3.9600.0 – before 6.3.9600.20174
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.4770
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.4770
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.2300
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.2300
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.350
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19041.1348
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.0 – before 10.0.19041.1348

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