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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2021-1703: Windows Event Logging Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Jan 12, 2021

Added

Jan 12, 2021

Modified

Sep 3, 2025

Description

Windows Event Logging Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4598242microsoft-windows-windows_10-20h2-kb4598242msft-kb4598242-1d1381a1-869b-4a76-b77c-b1e58c036d70msft-kb4598242-a64f57d9-ebb4-4a14-b08f-8be003223b3d

References

CVE-2021-1703
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-1703
CWE-269
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4598242

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