CVE-2021-43247 Windows TCP/IP Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a memory corruption flaw in the Windows TCP/IP driver to escalate privileges on affected 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-2021-43247?

CVE-2021-43247 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, 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 TCP/IP Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43247?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-43247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r39r-c554-xv77.

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