# CVE-2021-41379

Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2021-41379
- CVSS: 5.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03; CISA due date 2022-03-17; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 19.45% (percentile 97.4)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-59
- Published: 2021-11-10

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: affected >= 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.19119
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.4770
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.2300; >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.17763.2300
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.18363.1916
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19041.1348
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19042.1348
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19043.1348
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.22000.0 and < 10.0.22000.318
- Microsoft Windows 7: affected >= 6.1.0 and < 6.1.7601.25769
- Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1: affected >= 6.1.0 and < 6.1.7601.25769
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected >= 6.3.0 and < 6.3.9600.20174
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: affected >= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.25769
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.25769
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21282
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21282
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23517
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20174
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20174
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23517
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.4770
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.4770
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.2300
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.2300
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: affected >= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.350
- Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19041.1348
- Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: affected >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19042.1348

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41379
- [other] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-41379
- [other] https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1308/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-41379

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