CVE Catalog
Actively exploited in the wild
Microsoft Windows Event Tracing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft - Windows · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-03-28. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CVE-2021-34486
HighCVSS 7.8KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk7.43%
94th percentile - higher than 94% of all known CVEs
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Event Tracing.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this to gain elevated privileges, potentially allowing manipulation of event logs or privilege escalation.
Recommendation
Apply the security update released by Microsoft.
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability