CVE-2021-42288

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 50.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-19.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-11-10 00:47Z4 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-19 16:27Z16 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2021-10-12

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.2

Document digest

52c214c62ca063c29b79f98ab409959db29e650b0d10e722b619cf55373a189d

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Hello Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42288vendor-advisorypatch
• portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42288x_refsource_MISC