SB2021041347 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: April 13, 2021 Updated: August 6, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021041347
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28310)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within win32k.sys driver in Microsoft Windows. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.