High [CVE-2021-1732] Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
This high-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2021-1732 affecting Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation), Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation), Windows Server version 2004.
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Summary
Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2019; Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation); Windows Server version 2004; and 1 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server version 20H2.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Nov 3, 2021 · federal remediation due Nov 17, 2021
- Required action:
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Ransomware use:
- Known
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
- Windows 10 Version 1803 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows Server 2019 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows 10 Version 1909 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows 10 Version 2004 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows Server version 2004 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows 10 Version 20H2 10.0.0 before publication
- Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.0 before publication
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Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: publication. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
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