PT-2021-4382

CVE-2021-40489

Published

2021-10-12

Updated

2023-08-01

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Storage Spaces Controller, which is caused by errors in privilege management. This vulnerability can be exploited to allow an attacker to elevate their privileges.

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

Impacts

Researchers

Nghiadt12

Vendors

Affected products

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Related identifiers

CVE-2021-40489

BDU:2021-05012