VDB-172879 · CVE-2021-28440 · GCVE-0-2021-28440

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Installer Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Installer. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-28440. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Installer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 04/13/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28440. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/13/2021).

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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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

03/15/2021 🔍
04/13/2021 +29 days 🔍
04/13/2021 +0 days 🔍
04/13/2021 +0 days 🔍
04/16/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28440 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28440
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-172879
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2021 23:04
Updated: 04/16/2021 18:11
Changes: 04/13/2021 23:04 (34), 04/13/2021 23:07 (21), 04/16/2021 18:11 (2)
Complete: 🔍
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