{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36945 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2021-36945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Update Assistant, published on 12 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36945 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-36945 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Update Assistant, published on 12 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36945 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Microsoft Windows Update Assistant. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36945/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-36945","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36945/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-36945","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-5553-x48j-7mwr"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Windows Update Assistant","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in the Windows 10 Update Assistant to gain elevated privileges on the system.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[{"product":"windows_10_update_assistant","vendor":"microsoft"}],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-269","name":"Improper Privilege Management"}],"description":"Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-36945","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-36946"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Azure CycleCloud Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-36943"},"products":["Windows Update Assistant"],"published":"2021-08-12","related":[{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Privilege escalation in Windows Update Assistant","id":"CVE-2019-1378","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2019-10-10"},{"cvss_score":5.5,"headline":"Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-43211","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-11-24"},{"cvss_score":5,"headline":"Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2021-42297","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-11-24"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-10","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"An attacker can exploit this vulnerability in the Windows 10 Update Assistant to gain elevated privileges on the system.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36945/"}