Aug 2021: Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2021-34486 Published on August 12, 2021
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Windows Event Tracing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Windows Event Tracing contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for privilege escalation.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 18, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2021-34486 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-34486
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.17763.2114 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.17763.2114 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.17763.2114 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.18363.1734 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19043.1165 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19041.1165 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19041.1165 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19042.1165 is affected.
- Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19042.1165 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.