CVE-2021-36934
Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 22, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 19, 2021
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists because of overly permissive Access Control Lists (ACLs) on multiple system files, including the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker must have the ability to execute code on a victim system to exploit this vulnerability. After installing this security update, you must manually delete all shadow copies of system files, including the SAM database, to fully mitigate this vulnerabilty. Simply installing this security update will not fully mitigate this vulnerability. See KB5005357- Delete Volume Shadow Copies.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:T/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 2004Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 20H2Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 21H1Microsoft |
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References
- Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityvendor-advisorypatch
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/506989
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36934
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164006/HiveNightmare-AKA-SeriousSAM.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-36934government-resource
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