CVE-2021-36948

HIGH KEV

Windows Update Medic Service - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2021-36948 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added November 3, 2021.

Description

Windows Update Medic Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0095
EPSS Percentile 76.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2021-11-03
VulnCheck KEV 2021-08-10
InTheWild.io 2021-08-10
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2021-23524
Status published
Products (8)
microsoft/windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.2114
microsoft/windows_10_1909 < 10.0.18363.1734
microsoft/windows_10_2004 < 10.0.19041.1165
microsoft/windows_10_20h2 < 10.0.19042.1165
microsoft/windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19043.1165
microsoft/windows_server_2004 < 10.0.19041.1165
microsoft/windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.2114
microsoft/windows_server_20h2 < 10.0.19042.1165
Published Aug 12, 2021
KEV Added Nov 03, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026