Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2021-26435
Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.053 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 20h2, 21h1, 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.10240.0, 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.14393.0, 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.17763.0
- 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 10 Version 21h1 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 7 — versions 6.1.0
- Microsoft Windows_7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-26435?
- CVE-2021-26435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-09-15.
- How severe is CVE-2021-26435?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.