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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2021-27070: Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2021-27070: Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/09/2021
Created
03/10/2021
Added
03/09/2021
Modified
09/09/2024

Description

Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb5000802
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-20h2-kb5000802
  • msft-kb5000802-263b3f47-9f58-4295-9a3d-2eba03360797
  • msft-kb5000802-e20f0dde-7601-4b29-819c-4ac8a10ec126

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