Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2021-06-08 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-18824

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 9 links 1

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.1999
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.1999
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.1999
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0.18363.1621
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 10.0.19043.1052
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 10.0.19041.1052
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 10.0.19041.1052
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 10.0.19042.1052
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.19042.1052

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31951 advisory

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31951
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-31951
NVD CVE-2021-31951

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Summary