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CVE-2021-42276:
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Overview
Microsoft Windows Media Foundation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-42276) was identified and disclosed in November 2021. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it was assigned a base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P). The vulnerability requires user interaction for successful exploitation (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected systems, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system with high severity impacts (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5007186, KB5007189, KB5007192, KB5007205, KB5007206, KB5007207, and KB5007215 for affected Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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