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CVE-2021-26424

critical

Description

Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft’s August 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 44 CVEs (CVE-2021-26424, CVE-2021-36948)
Microsoft’s August 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 44 CVEs (CVE-2021-26424, CVE-2021-36948)

Published: 2021-08-10

Microsoft addresses 44 CVEs in its August Patch Tuesday release, including two vulnerabilities publicly disclosed, and one zero-day exploited in the wild.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-august-2021-patch-tuesday-addresses-44-cves-cve-2021-26424-cve-2021-36948

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26424

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-12

Updated: 2023-12-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.07299