CVE-2021-28352
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Remote Procedure Call Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-28352) was disclosed on April 13, 2021. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 SP1 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges with no user interaction. The CVSS v2.0 score is 6.5 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve high levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts on the affected system, as indicated by the CVSS scoring metrics (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the available security updates through the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

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