CVE-2021-43229

HIGH

Windows NTFS - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-43229. PoCs published by Citizen13X.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2021-43229, an integer overflow vulnerability in Windows NTFS leading to a pool-based buffer overflow. The exploit targets the `TxfAllocateAndStoreNameForTxLogging` function via transacted file operations.

Description

Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Citizen13X · poc
https://github.com/Citizen13X/CVE-2021-43229

This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2021-43229, an integer overflow vulnerability in Windows NTFS leading to a pool-based buffer overflow. The exploit targets the `TxfAllocateAndStoreNameForTxLogging` function via transacted file operations.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Windows 10 (versions 1387, 1415) with NTFS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Windows 10 with vulnerable NTFS version · Ability to create transacted files
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0176
EPSS Percentile 75.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (19)
microsoft/windows_10 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 20h2 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 21h1 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 1607 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 1809 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 1909 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_10 2004 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_11 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_7 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_8.1 (2 CPE variants)
... and 9 more
Published Dec 15, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026