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01 Record

CVE-2021-43883

Windows Installer 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:P/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
  • 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
12.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% 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 04:10Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-11-16
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6781472bfcf721b93df8e8cc8578664eb7bdc7aa7f66b79038c0811009aad075

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 76.1.0 to < 6.1.7601.2579632-bit Systems
MicrosoftWindows 7 Service Pack 16.1.0 to < 6.1.7601.25796x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 8.16.3.0 to < 6.3.9600.2020732-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.0 to < 6.0.6003.2130932-bit Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.0 to < 6.0.6003.2130932-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 26.0.0 to < 6.0.6003.21309x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 16.1.0 to < 6.1.7601.25796x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.0.0 to < 6.1.7601.25796x64-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