CVE-2021-41379

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 5.5 Medium
Published: Nov 10, 2021
Updated: Aug 19, 2026
Reserved: Sep 17, 2021

Description

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	5.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C	microsoft

Weaknesses

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft	10.0.10240.0 to before 10.0.10240.19119Affected
Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft	10.0.14393.0 to before 10.0.14393.4770Affected
Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft	10.0.17763.0 to before 10.0.17763.2300Affected
Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.17763.2300Affected
Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.18363.1916Affected
Windows 10 Version 2004Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.19041.1348Affected
Windows 10 Version 20H2Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.19042.1348Affected
Windows 10 Version 21H1Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.19043.1348Affected
Windows 11 version 21H2Microsoft	10.0.22000.0 to before 10.0.22000.318Affected
Windows 7Microsoft	6.1.0 to before 6.1.7601.25769Affected
Windows 7 Service Pack 1Microsoft	6.1.0 to before 6.1.7601.25769Affected
Windows 8.1Microsoft	6.3.0 to before 6.3.9600.20174Affected
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft	6.1.7601.0 to before 6.1.7601.25769Affected
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft	6.1.7601.0 to before 6.1.7601.25769Affected
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft	6.0.6003.0 to before 6.0.6003.21282Affected
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft	6.0.6003.0 to before 6.0.6003.21282Affected
Windows Server 2012Microsoft	6.2.9200.0 to before 6.2.9200.23517Affected
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft	6.2.9200.0 to before 6.2.9200.23517Affected
Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft	6.3.9600.0 to before 6.3.9600.20174Affected
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft	6.3.9600.0 to before 6.3.9600.20174Affected
Windows Server 2016Microsoft	10.0.14393.0 to before 10.0.14393.4770Affected
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft	10.0.14393.0 to before 10.0.14393.4770Affected
Windows Server 2019Microsoft	10.0.17763.0 to before 10.0.17763.2300Affected
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft	10.0.17763.0 to before 10.0.17763.2300Affected
Windows Server 2022Microsoft	10.0.20348.0 to before 10.0.20348.350Affected
Windows Server version 2004Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.19041.1348Affected
Windows Server version 20H2Microsoft	10.0.0 to before 10.0.19042.1348Affected

References

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