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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-28436
CVE-2021-28436:
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Overview
Windows Speech Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2021-28436) was disclosed on April 13, 2021. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server systems. The vulnerability is unique from CVE-2021-28347 and CVE-2021-28351 (MITRE CVE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS scores indicate potential for complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability if successfully exploited (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security patches to address this vulnerability. The fix is available through the Microsoft security update system (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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