CVE-2021-26426 — Link Following in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA7.0
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
15
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809+12 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 12
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages16 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_8.16.3.0 — 6.3.9600.20094
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_20126.2.0 — 6.2.9200.23435
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201610.0.0 — 10.0.14393.4583
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.0 — 10.0.17763.2114
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2012_r26.3.0 — 6.3.9600.20094

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-x3rj-r3p4-hq68: Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-08-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-08-10
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