CVE-2021-43240

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

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the NTFS file system of Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited. The vulnerability is related to the NTFS Set Short Name feature.

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