Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2021-1685
Windows AppX Deployment Extensions Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 20h2, 1607, 1803
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20h2 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 — versions 20h2, 1909, 2004
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1685?
- CVE-2021-1685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1685?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.