QID 91838

QID 91838: Microsoft Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability November 2021

Windows Update Assistant is prone to Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Affected Software:
Windows Update Assistant

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Detection checks for vulnerable version by fetching the details from Uninstall registry key

On Successful exploitation, an attacker would only be able to delete targeted files on a system, but they would not gain privileges to view or modify file contents..

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.9 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2021-42297 and CVE-2021-43211 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2021-42297 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42297
CVE-2021-43211 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43211

CVEs related to QID 91838

CVE-2021-42297 | CVE-2021-43211 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2021-42297			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42297
CVE-2021-43211			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43211

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