CVE-2021-36968

HIGH

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 - Privilege Escalation via DNS

Title source: llm

Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Core 1

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0046

EPSS Percentile 36.7%

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 (3)

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1

Published Sep 15, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026