High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2021· Updated Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2021-36948
CVE-2021-36948
Description
Windows Update Medic Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.17763.2114
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.17763.2114:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.19041.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.18363.1734
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.18363.1734:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.19042.1165
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1165:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.19043.1165
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <10.0.19041.1165
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0.17763.2114
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:10.0.17763.2114:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <10.0.19042.1165
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36948nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36948nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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