CVE-2021-31955

CRITICALNVD 5.59.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 81%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
81%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

June 8, 2021

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-31955
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31955

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 101× in last 7d / 389× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,192 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-30 13:03 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-30 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 09:09 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-30 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-30 05:13 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-30 05:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-30 01:19 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-30 01:19 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-30 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-30 01:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-30 01:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-29 21:25 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-29 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-29 17:31 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-08-29 17:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-29 13:36 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-08-29 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-29 09:41 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-29 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-29 05:48 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-29 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-29 01:52 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-29 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-28 21:54 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-28 21:54 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-28 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-28 21:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-28 17:58 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-08-28 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-28 14:01 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-28 14:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-28 10:07 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-28 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-28 06:13 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-28 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-28 02:18 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-28 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-27 22:23 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-27 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-27 18:30 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-27 18:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-27 17:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-08-27 14:33 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-27 14:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-27 10:39 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-27 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-27 06:45 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-08-27 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-27 02:51 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-08-27 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-26 22:58 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-26 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-26 19:04 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-26 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-26 17:41 UTCCISA KEV update
  31. 2026-08-26 15:10 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-26 15:10 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-26 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-26 14:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-26 11:16 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-08-26 11:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-26 07:21 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-26 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-26 03:26 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-08-26 03:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-25 23:32 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-25 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-25 19:39 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-25 19:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-25 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-25 15:44 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-25 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-25 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-25 11:50 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-08-25 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-25 07:56 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-08-25 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-25 04:03 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-25 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-25 00:09 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-08-25 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-24 20:15 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-24 20:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-24 18:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  60. 2026-08-24 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-24 16:22 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-24 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-24 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-08-24 12:24 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-08-24 12:24 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-24 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-24 08:30 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-24 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-24 04:35 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-24 04:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-24 00:41 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-24 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-23 20:47 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-08-23 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-23 16:53 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCApexPredator-InfoSec/forti_shield
    First seen Oct 29, 2025

    A combined POC for CVE-2021-31955, CVE-2015-4077, and CVE-2015-5736

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCfreeide/CVE-2021-31955-POC
    First seen Jun 26, 2021
    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2021-31955?
CVE-2021-31955 is a critical vulnerability published on June 8, 2021. Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
When was CVE-2021-31955 disclosed?
CVE-2021-31955 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 8, 2021, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-31955 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-31955 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-31955?
CVE-2021-31955 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2021-31955?
CVE-2021-31955 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2021-31955?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-31955, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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