CVE-2021-36966

HIGH

Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 - Elevation of Privilege in Windows Subsystem for Linux

Title source: llm

Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Core 1

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0044

EPSS Percentile 35.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-269

Status published

Products (8)

microsoft/windows_10 20h2

microsoft/windows_10 21h1

microsoft/windows_10 1809

microsoft/windows_10 1909

microsoft/windows_10 2004

microsoft/windows_server_2016 20h2

microsoft/windows_server_2016 2004

microsoft/windows_server_2019

Published Sep 15, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026