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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-34536
CVE-2021-34536:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Storage Spaces Controller Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34536) was identified and disclosed in 2021. The vulnerability was initially recorded on June 9, 2021, and affects various Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 versions (NVD Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) issue. It 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, indicating local access requirements with low attack complexity and privilege requirements. Under CVSS v2.0, it was assigned a Base Score of 4.6 (MEDIUM) with the vector (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD Database).
Impact
The 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 Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security patches to address this vulnerability through their standard update channels (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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