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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2021-43890

Change History

Modified Analysis by NIST 7/24/2024 12:52:54 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Changed CPE Configuration 
AND
     OR
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
     OR
          *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:app_installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 
AND
     OR
          *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:app_installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.16
     OR
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1903:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_2004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added CPE Configuration 

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
AND
     OR
          *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:app_installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.11
     OR
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

								
								
					

					

						Changed
						Reference Type
						
							
							
								
							
								
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/pull/26 No Types Assigned

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/pull/26 Issue Tracking

								
								
					

					

						Changed
						Reference Type
						
							
							
								
							
								
https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/microsoft-disables-msix-app-installer.html No Types Assigned

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/microsoft-disables-msix-app-installer.html Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory

								
								
					

					

						Changed
						Reference Type
						
							
							
								
							
								
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-disables-msix-protocol-handler-abused-in-malware-attacks/ No Types Assigned

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-disables-msix-protocol-handler-abused-in-malware-attacks/ Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory

								
								
					

					

						Changed
						Reference Type
						
							
							
								
							
								
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/12/28/financially-motivated-threat-actors-misusing-app-installer/ No Types Assigned

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/12/28/financially-motivated-threat-actors-misusing-app-installer/ Exploit, Vendor Advisory