CVE-2021-1665: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2021-1665 is a GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows systems. The vulnerability was initially recorded on December 2, 2020, and was publicly disclosed on January 12, 2021 (Rapid7, CVE).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.0, indicating a moderate to high severity level. The CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), which suggests that the vulnerability is network accessible, requires moderate complexity to exploit, needs no authentication, and can impact partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).

This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if successfully exploited, potentially enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems (CVE).

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions including Windows 10 (versions 1507, 1607, 1803, 1809, 1909, 2004, 20H2), Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB4598231, KB4598243, KB4598245, KB4598230, KB4598229, KB4598242, KB4598297, and KB4598275 (Rapid7).