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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-28335
CVE-2021-28335:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-28335 is a Remote Procedure Call Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows systems. The vulnerability was disclosed and patched as part of Microsoft's April 2021 Patch Tuesday release (Tenable Blog).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires network access and a low privileged account for exploitation (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security patches provided in the April 2021 Patch Tuesday release (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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