CVE-2021-26898
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk53th percentile - higher than 53% of all known CVEs
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Event Tracing. The description lacks technical details, but the vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Risk Assessment
The risk for the organization is potential privilege escalation by an attacker, which could lead to unauthorized access to the system and data.
Recommendation
It is recommended to urgently apply security updates for Windows Event Tracing to prevent exploitation.
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An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing.
- CVE-2021-38630High
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing. An attacker could exploit it to gain higher privileges on the system.
- CVE-2021-36964High
Vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing allows elevation of privilege. An attacker could exploit this flaw to gain higher privileges on the system.
- CVE-2021-26425High
Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing. Allows an attacker to gain higher privileges.
- CVE-2021-26872High
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing.
- CVE-2021-24107Medium
Information disclosure vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing.
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability