CVE-2021-36934
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists because of overly permissive Access Control Lists (ACLs) on multiple system files, including the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p>
<p>An attacker must have the ability to execute code on a victim system to exploit this vulnerability.</p>
<p>After installing this security update, you <em>must</em> manually delete all shadow copies of system files, including the SAM database, to fully mitigate this vulnerabilty. <strong>Simply installing this security update will not fully mitigate this vulnerability.</strong> See <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/topic/1ceaa637-aaa3-4b58-a48b-baf72a2fa9e7">KB5005357- Delete Volume Shadow Copies</a>.</p>
Weaknesses
- CVE Status
- PUBLISHED
- NVD Status
- Analyzed
- CNA
- Microsoft Corporation
- Published Date
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2021-07-22 07:15:11
(3 years ago) - Updated Date
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2024-07-24 16:48:35
(8 weeks ago)
Microsoft Windows SAM Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CISA - Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog)
- Description
- If a Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) shadow copy of the system drive is available, users can read the SAM file which would allow any user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level.
- Required Action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Known to be Used in Ransomware Campaigns
- Unknown
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36934
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- In CISA Catalog from
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2022-02-10
(2 years ago) - Due Date
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2022-02-24
(2 years ago)
Affected Products
Configuration #1
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