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CVE-2021-31955

90
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-31955 is a Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, allowing an attacker to gain high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. It is confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild, as evidenced by its inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog and extensive media coverage, despite a lack of public exploit code in common databases. The high FAUCET Risk Score and significant community discussion further underscore its importance.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.17763.1999CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.18363.1621CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19041.1052CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19042.1052CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19043.1052CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
81.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8111 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (19)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.1999
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.1999
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.1999
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.1999
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.1999
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.1621
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.1621
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.1621
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19041.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1052
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19042.1052
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2021-Jun/CVE-2021-31955Important

Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Jun 8, 2021

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31955
PatchVendor Advisory