Windows Digital TV Tuner device registration application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-36927
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-12 18:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-08-10 16:17:59 UTC
DescriptionWindows Digital TV Tuner device registration application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.005250000 probability, percentile 0.417250000 (date 2026-08-11)

Problem Types: CWE-269 | Elevation of Privilege

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Primary4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Windows 7 affected 6.1.0 6.1.7601.25898 custom 32-bit Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 affected 6.1.0 6.1.7601.25898 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 8.1 affected 6.3.0 6.3.9600.20303 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 affected 6.1.7601.0 6.1.7601.25898 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Server Core Installation affected 6.1.7601.0 6.1.7601.25898 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 affected 6.0.6003.0 6.0.6003.21416 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Server Core Installation affected 6.0.6003.0 6.0.6003.21416 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 affected 6.2.9200.0 6.2.9200.23645 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Server Core Installation affected 6.2.9200.0 6.2.9200.23645 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 affected 6.3.9600.0 6.3.9600.20303 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core Installation affected 6.3.9600.0 6.3.9600.20303 custom x64-based Systems

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36927 [email protected] msrc.microsoft.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 91802 Microsoft Windows Security Update for August 2021

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