CVE-2021-43238
Detail
Modified This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
Windows Remote Access Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
CNA: Microsoft Corporation
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
NIST
Change History
9 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 1:28:54 AM
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Reference
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43238
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Reference
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-019/
CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 5/14/2024 5:32:40 AM
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CWE Remap by NIST 7/12/2022 1:42:04 PM
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CWE
CWE-269
CWE-59
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 5/23/2022 1:42:13 PM
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 5/23/2022 1:29:14 PM
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Modified Analysis by NIST 4/01/2022 9:16:15 AM
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS V2
NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Removed
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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CPE Configuration
Record truncated, showing 2048 of 2307 characters. View Entire Change Record OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp2:*:*
Record truncated, showing 2048 of 2237 characters. View Entire Change Record OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-019/ No Types Assigned
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-019/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Removed
CVSS V2 Metadata
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 1/06/2022 10:15:08 AM
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Reference
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-019/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 12/29/2021 6:15:11 PM
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CVSS V3.1
Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Initial Analysis by NIST 12/22/2021 5:36:39 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added
CWE
NIST CWE-269
Added
CPE Configuration
Record truncated, showing 2048 of 2307 characters. View Entire Change Record OR
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp2:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43238 No Types Assigned
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43238 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Added
CVSS V2 Metadata
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2021-43238 NVD
Published Date: 12/15/2021 NVD
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: Microsoft Corporation
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