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01 Record

CVE-2021-43248

Windows Digital Media Receiver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Windows Digital Media Receiver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 45.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
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.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-12-15 14:15Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 03:55Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-11-02
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
faf0e99553bd657640433f6d4fead5f824c3a4a1db046c066d16f277af57335d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.0 to < 10.0.17763.236632-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.0 to < 10.0.17763.2366x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 to < 10.0.17763.2366x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 190910.0.0 to < 10.0.18363.197732-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H110.0.0 to < 10.0.19043.1415x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.0 to < 10.0.20348.405x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 200410.0.0 to < 10.0.19041.141532-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server version 200410.0.0 to < 10.0.19041.1415x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H210.0.0 to < 10.0.19042.141532-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server version 20H210.0.0 to < 10.0.19042.1415x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H210.0.0 to < 10.0.22000.376x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.0 to < 10.0.19044.141532-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 150710.0.0 to < 10.0.10240.1914532-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 160710.0.0 to < 10.0.14393.482532-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 201610.0.0 to < 10.0.14393.4825x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 to < 10.0.14393.4825x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 8.16.3.0 to < 6.3.9600.2020732-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 20126.2.0 to < 6.2.9200.23545, 6.2.0 to < 6.2.9200.23540x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.0 to < 6.2.9200.23545, 6.2.0 to < 6.2.9200.23540x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R26.3.0 to < 6.3.9600.20207x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.0 to < 6.3.9600.20207x64-based Systems

06 References