CVE-2021-38639

HIGH

Windows 10 - Elevation of Privilege in Win32k

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-38639. PoCs published by DarkSprings.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository claims to be a PoC for a Windows win32k UAC bypass (CVE-2021-38639) but lacks any actual exploit code or technical details. The README is vague and does not provide meaningful information about the vulnerability or exploitation method.

Description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec SUSPICIOUS
by DarkSprings · poc
https://github.com/DarkSprings/CVE-2021-38639

The repository claims to be a PoC for a Windows win32k UAC bypass (CVE-2021-38639) but lacks any actual exploit code or technical details. The README is vague and does not provide meaningful information about the vulnerability or exploitation method.

Classification
Suspicious 80%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Windows win32k components (win32kfull.sys, win32kbase.sys, win32k.sys)
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0120
EPSS Percentile 64.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (18)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10 20h2
microsoft/windows_10 21h1
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_10 1909
microsoft/windows_10 2004
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
... and 8 more
Published Sep 15, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026