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2021-07-14
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2021-31979) Security Advisory
[Affected Scope] Supported Windows operating system kernels, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016/2019/2022
[Impact] A local attacker with low privileges can trigger memory corruption (CWE-119) in the kernel to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges
[Mitigation] Immediately apply the official Microsoft Cumulative Updates (LCU) and monitor for local privilege escalation indicators