Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2021-27077
Microsoft Windows could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the Win32k component. By executing a specially-crafted program, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges.
Impact
Gain Privileges
Affected Vendors
Microsoft
Affected Products
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
- Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 x32
- Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Remediation
Refer to Microsoft advisory for the complete list of affected products and their respective patches.