CVE-2021-36927 Windows Digital TV Tuner device registration application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit the Windows Digital TV Tuner application to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-36927?
CVE-2021-36927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 12 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Digital TV Tuner device registration application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36927?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36927?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-36927 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36927 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22mc-4x52-cw6q.