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Microsoft Windows SAM Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2022-02-10
Remediation due
2022-02-24

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36934

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 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
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.2114
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.2114
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909
10.0.0 to <10.0.18363.1734
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004
10.0.0 to <10.0.19041.1165
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H2
10.0.0 to <10.0.19042.1165
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H1
10.0.0 to <10.0.19043.1165

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