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CVE-2021-43880:
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Overview
Windows Mobile Device Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2021-43880) was disclosed in December 2021. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows systems and was assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium severity) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assessed with a CVSS v3.1 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating local access is required, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and potential for high impact on availability. The CVSS v2.0 base score was rated at 3.6 (Low) with a vector of (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability primarily affects system availability and has the potential for partial impacts on integrity. The high availability impact rating suggests that successful exploitation could significantly disrupt system operations (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the appropriate patches through Windows Update (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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