CVE-2021-41378
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk70th percentile - higher than 70% of all known CVEs
Summary
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Windows NTFS. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code on the target system.
Risk Assessment
The risk is remote code execution, which could lead to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Install the latest Windows security updates to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Windows NTFS
See all- CVE-2026-69463Critical
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-20840High
A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2025-24993HighActively exploited
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows NTFS allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2025-24991MediumActively exploited
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2025-24984MediumActively exploited
A vulnerability in Windows NTFS involves insertion of sensitive information into a log file. An attacker with physical access can exploit this to disclose information.
- CVE-2021-31956HighActively exploited
Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Technical details are not provided in the description.
- CVE-2026-96935Medium
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- CVE-2026-96931High
Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-96928High
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVE-2026-96927Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Original NVD description (English source)
Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS