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CVE-2021-33752

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-33752 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting the Windows DNS Snap-in across numerous Windows client and server versions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into interacting with a malicious DNS server. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, it received moderate community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20h2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
21h1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1809CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1909CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0223 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (39)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.2061
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.2061
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.2061
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2061
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2061
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.1679
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.1679
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.18363.1679
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19043.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19041.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19041.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19042.1110
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19003
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19003
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.4530
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.4530
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25661
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25661
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25661
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25661
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20069
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systemsFixed in: 6.3.9600.20069
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20069
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20069
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20069
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23409
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23409
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2021-Jul/CVE-2021-33752Important

Windows DNS Snap-in Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jul 13, 2021

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-33752
PatchVendor Advisory