⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2021-11-03. Federal agencies required to patch by 2021-11-17. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2021-28310

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege ManagementCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write11 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
No vector
EPSS
54.0%
top 1.99%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2021-11-03
Due 2021-11-17
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
9
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909+6 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 13
KEV addedNov 3
KEV dueNov 17
Latest updateMay 24
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_201910.0.0 — publication
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_180310.0.0 — publication
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_180910.0.0 — publication
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_190910.0.0 — publication
▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_10_version_200410.0.0 — publication

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-8mmc-r5c6-h963: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-27072↗2022-05-24
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Project0
The More You Know, The More You Know You Don’t Know - Project Zero↗2022-04-01
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CVEList
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-04-13
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2021
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
CISA
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2021-11-03
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Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-04-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

4
Qualys
April 2021 Patch Tuesday – 108 Vulnerabilities, 19 Critical, Adobe↗2021-04-14
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Qualys
April 2021 Patch Tuesday – 108 Vulnerabilities, 19 Critical, Adobe | Qualys↗2021-04-14
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Securelist
Zero-day vulnerability in Desktop Window Manager (CVE-2021-28310) used in the wild↗2021-04-13
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Securelist
Zero-day vulnerability in Desktop Window Manager (CVE-2021-28310) used in the wild↗2021-04-13
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CVE-2021-28310 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulne | cvebase.io