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CVE-2021-40450

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2022‑04‑25. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile75th1.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2022-04-25, due 2022-05-16
No public exploit knownFix5 products7 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.17763.2237Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.2237Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.18363.1854Upgrade to: 10.0.18363.1854Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.19043.1288Upgrade to: 10.0.19043.1288Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.19041.1288Upgrade to: 10.0.19041.1288 + 1 more branchStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.22000.258Upgrade to: 10.0.22000.258Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.19041.1288Upgrade to: 10.0.19041.1288Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.19042.1288Upgrade to: 10.0.19042.1288Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.17763.2237Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.2237Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022Affected: ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.20348.288Upgrade to: 10.0.20348.288Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS75th
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2022-04-25.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2022-05-16.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 75th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Attention now

Rising.

Lifecycle

6 events over 1716 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

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

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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