CVE-2021-43245 Windows Digital TV Tuner Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit the Windows Digital TV Tuner component to elevate privileges on affected Windows operating 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-2021-43245?
CVE-2021-43245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 15 Dec 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 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43245?
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-2021-43245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-43245 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43245 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-r5pg-gv32-65q4.