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CVE-2021-33781
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-33781 is an Azure AD Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability that was disclosed on July 13, 2021. The vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10 and Windows Server installations (Rapid7).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.0 with the vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N), indicating a network-accessible vulnerability with low attack complexity requiring single authentication, and potentially impacting confidentiality and integrity but not availability (Rapid7).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to bypass security features in Azure AD, potentially compromising the confidentiality and integrity of affected systems (Rapid7).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple Windows versions. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5004237, KB5004244, KB5004245, KB5006669, and KB5006674 for affected systems (Rapid7).

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