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CVE-2021-36934

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

67.9–90.9Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

<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>

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Jul 22, 2021
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Evidence coverage
72%
CISA KEVCatalog member

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FIRST EPSS67.25%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 99.2%

Source stateConflict visible

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

microsoftoriginal assertion
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Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Microsoft Windows SAM Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.672520000000; percentile 0.992240000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0.0", "lessThan": "10.0.17763.2114", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1909
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0.0", "lessThan": "10.0.18363.1734", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 2004
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0.0", "lessThan": "10.0.19041.1165", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H2
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0.0", "lessThan": "10.0.19042.1165", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H1
[{"status": "affected", "version": "10.0.0", "lessThan": "10.0.19043.1165", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 10.0.17763.2114supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 10.0.18363.1734supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 10.0.19041.1165supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 10.0.19042.1165supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 10.0.19043.1165supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

4.6
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role PrimaryAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8
secure@microsoft.comCVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8
microsoftCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:T/RC:C

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.