Local privilege escalation via Event Tracing
Published Apr 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows Event Tracing on affected Windows releases allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. The specific Event Tracing component and unsafe operation enabling the escalation have not been published in the Microsoft or NVD records. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and no user interaction, with resulting control over system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows Event Tracing on affected Windows releases allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. The specific Event Tracing component and unsafe operation enabling the escalation have not been published in the Microsoft or NVD records. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and no user interaction, with resulting control over system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-27088
- Published
- Apr 13, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <publication
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