CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-34439

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.50%

83th percentile - higher than 83% of all known CVEs

Summary

Remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Foundation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the logged-on user.

Risk Assessment

Risk of taking control of the user's system if they open a specially crafted media file.

Recommendation

Install security updates released by Microsoft.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Windows Media Foundation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS