CVE-2021-38626 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 51.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Msrc Windows Server 2008 FOR 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2Msrc Windows Server 2008 FOR X64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Windows Kernel 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 Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server_2008_service_pack_26.0.0 — 6.0.6003.21218

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qf8j-85x5-c3ww: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-38626↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
GHSA-pchq-9x38-f924: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-38625↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-09-14
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Qualys
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday (September 2021) – Microsoft 60 Vulnerabilities with 3 Critical, Adobe 61 Vulnerabilities↗2021-09-14
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