CVE-2021-36937

User-triggered arbitrary code execution

Published Aug 12, 2021 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Media MPEG-4 Video Decoder allows context-dependent attackers to run code via crafted media. Microsoft has not published the defective decoder routine or the incorrect operation it performs while parsing the untrusted stream. Exploitation requires user interaction with attacker-controlled media and grants code execution in the affected user's security context.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Media MPEG-4 Video Decoder allows context-dependent attackers to run code via crafted media. Microsoft has not published the defective decoder routine or the incorrect operation it performs while parsing the untrusted stream. Exploitation requires user interaction with attacker-controlled media and grants code execution in the affected user's security context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-36937
Published
Aug 12, 2021
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
T1203, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19022

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19022
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2114
Microsoft · Windows 7version=6.1.0 <6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1version=10.0.0 <10.0.19043.1165
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909version=10.0.0 <10.0.18363.1734
Microsoft · Windows 8.1version=6.3.0 <6.3.9600.20094
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.4583
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.23435
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.23435
Microsoft · Windows Server, version 2004version=10.0.0 <10.0.19041.1165
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.4583
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1165
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20094
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2114
Microsoft · Windows 7 Service Pack 1version=6.1.0 <6.1.7601.25685
Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.1165
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.4583
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21192
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004version=10.0.0 <10.0.19041.1165
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.2114; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.2114
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20094
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21192

Published CVSS scores

7.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.002Malicious File

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