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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.9

CVE-2021-34458 json

Windows Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2021-07-16 5 y ago modified 2026-08-10 2 mo ago also EUVD-2021-21113

cvss
9.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Windows Kernel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Patch / fix

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.4530
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.4530
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.2061
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.2061
  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 10.0.19041.1110
  • Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.19042.1110

Exploit prediction

2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
  • Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.