CVE-2021-41370

HighCVSS 7.8

Published: 10/11/2021(UTC)Updated: 19/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 19/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.43%

36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs

Summary

NTFS contains an Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data or full system compromise.

Recommendation

Update Windows to the latest version that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in NTFS

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CVE-2021-42283High
NTFS contains an Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.
CVE-2021-41367High
Elevation of privilege vulnerability in NTFS. An attacker could exploit it to gain elevated privileges.

Original NVD description (English source)

NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability