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CVE-2021-34514:
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Overview
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34514) was disclosed on July 14, 2021. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates local access is required, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the appropriate patches for their specific Windows version to mitigate this vulnerability (MSRC).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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