CVE-2021-31166

Summary

CVECVE-2021-31166
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-11 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-02 00:15:00 UTC
DescriptionHTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.996570000 probability, percentile 0.999480000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-04-06; due 2022-04-27; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-416

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductHTTP Protocol Stack
NameMicrosoft HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31166

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 20h2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 20h2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center N/A portal.msrc.microsoft.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 91762 Microsoft Windows Security Update for May 2021
  • 91767 Microsoft Windows HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - May 2021

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