CVE-2021-27050 is a High-severity Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft's HEVC Video Extensions. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, leading to full compromise of the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it presents a significant risk, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:high_efficiency_video_coding:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.