Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVE-2021-27070

High

7.3/10

Summary

Windows 10 Update Assistant Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Vector: LOCAL
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Privileges Required: LOW
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: HIGH

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References

Advisory Timeline

Published Mar 11, 2021