Local security-boundary bypass
Published Oct 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Security feature bypass in Microsoft Windows Console Host allows local users to cross an unspecified security boundary. Microsoft has not published the vulnerable function, input, or incorrect operation within Console Window Host, so the defect mechanism remains undisclosed. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access without user interaction and can cause limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Summary
What happened
Security feature bypass in Microsoft Windows Console Host allows local users to cross an unspecified security boundary. Microsoft has not published the vulnerable function, input, or incorrect operation within Console Window Host, so the defect mechanism remains undisclosed. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access without user interaction and can cause limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-41346
- Published
- Oct 13, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 21H1
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.0 <10.0.19043.1288
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