PT-2021-2620

CVE-2021-26415

Published

2021-04-13

Updated

2026-03-10

Description by

CVSS 3.1

7.8

High

MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows Installer (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to errors in privilege management within the Windows Installer component of Microsoft Windows operating systems. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges. An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability exists, enabling attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploitability

Exploit

Impacts

Researchers

Adrian Denkiewicz

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CWE-264

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