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CVE-2021-36966
published 2021-09-15

CVE-2021-36966: Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.46%
36.9th percentile
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected

33 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10
microsoftwindows_10_version_1809>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.218310.0.17763.2183
microsoftwindows_10_version_1909>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.18363.180110.0.18363.1801
microsoftwindows_10_version_2004>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19041.123710.0.19041.1237
microsoftwindows_10_version_20h2>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.123710.0.19042.1237
microsoftwindows_10_version_21h1>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19043.123710.0.19043.1237
microsoftwindows_server_2016
microsoftwindows_server_2016
microsoftwindows_server_2019>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.218310.0.17763.2183
microsoftwindows_server_version_2004>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19041.123710.0.19041.1237
microsoftwindows_server_version_20h2>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.123710.0.19042.1237
msrcwindows_10_version_1809_for_32-bit_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_1809_for_arm64-based_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_1809_for_x64-based_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_1909_for_32-bit_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_1909_for_arm64-based_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_1909_for_x64-based_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_2004_for_32-bit_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_2004_for_arm64-based_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_2004_for_x64-based_systems
msrcwindows_10_version_20h2_for_32-bit_systems

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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