CVE Catalog
CVE-2021-26891
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk0.75%
52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Container Execution Agent. The description lacks technical details, but the vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges in a container environment.
Risk Assessment
The risk for the organization is potential privilege escalation in the container environment, which could lead to isolation breach and compromise of containers or the host.
Recommendation
It is recommended to urgently apply security updates for Windows Container Execution Agent to prevent exploitation.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows Container Execution Agent
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows Container Execution Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

