CVE-2021-31956

Microsoft Windows NTFS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
22.3%
EPSS
98%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

Microsoft Windows New Technology File System (NTFS) contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows attackers to escalate privileges via a specially crafted application.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation due
Nov 17, 2021 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Not known
Weakness
CWE-191, CWE-787
EPSS
22.3% as of Nov 12
In the news
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Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded