SB2021102914 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: October 29, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021102914
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Windows User Profile Service does not properly impose security restrictions. A local unprivileged user in possession of credentials from another unprivileged account can run a specially crafted program and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
This vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU55695 (CVE-2021-34484).
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.