What is CVE-2021-42297?

CVE-2021-42297 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2021-42297 cover?

CVE-2021-42297 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-42297. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2021-42297?

CVE-2021-42297 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2021-42297?

CVE-2021-42297 affects 1 product, including: Windows Update Assistant.

CVE-2021-42297HighCVSS 5.0

Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

November 16, 2021

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

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📋 Description

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker would only be able to delete targeted files on a system. They would not gain privileges to view or modify file contents.

🎯 Affected products1

Windows Update Assistant

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42297
patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10