CVE-2021-36934 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Windows 10, stemming from overly permissive Access Control Lists on system files, including the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database. An attacker with local code execution could exploit this to gain SYSTEM privileges, allowing them to install programs, manipulate data, or create new accounts. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and the complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability it enables. It is actively exploited in the wild, with public Metasploit modules available and significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.0.17763.2114CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.18363.1734CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.19041.1165CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.19042.1165CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0.19043.1165CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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.