CVE-2021-34486
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
In short
A flaw in Windows Event Tracing allows an attacker to run commands with higher privileges than their account normally permits. An authenticated user can exploit this to gain system-level control.
Technical detail
Use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in Windows Event Tracing enabling local privilege escalation. Attack vector requires local access and valid user credentials; successful exploitation results in SYSTEM-level code execution.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 2004Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server version 2004Microsoft · Windows Server version 20H2public PoCs found — 2
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