Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility protection mechanism
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 3.8 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Module. The manipulation results in protection mechanism. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-24082. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a protection mechanism vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was shared 02/09/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-24082. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 02/10/2021).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.3
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Protection mechanismCWE: CWE-693
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/13/2021 🔍02/09/2021 🔍
02/09/2021 🔍
02/10/2021 🔍
02/26/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-24082 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-24082
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-169524
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 02/10/2021 06:56Updated: 02/26/2021 10:11
Changes: 02/10/2021 06:56 (34), 02/10/2021 07:02 (21), 02/26/2021 10:11 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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