Local privilege escalation via graphics memory handling
Published May 11, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Elevation of privilege in the Windows Graphics Component on affected Windows releases allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. The component improperly handles objects in memory, enabling a specially crafted application to corrupt kernel-managed graphics data. Exploitation requires local logon and code execution; successful attacks can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in the Windows Graphics Component on affected Windows releases allows local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. The component improperly handles objects in memory, enabling a specially crafted application to corrupt kernel-managed graphics data. Exploitation requires local logon and code execution; successful attacks can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-31170
- Published
- May 11, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows Server 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 11, 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 <10.0.17763.1935
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