Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2021-31979 · Published 14/07/2021 · updated 10/08/2026

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 03/11/2021. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31979 · Patch
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31979 · Patch
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2021-31979

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