High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-36966
CVE-2021-36966
Description
Windows Subsystem for Linux Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.17763.2183:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.17763.2183:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:10.0.19041.1237:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:10.0.18363.1801:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*Range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20H2:10.0.19042.1237:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*Range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21H1:10.0.19043.1237:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*Range: 10.0.0
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:10.0.17763.2183:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: 10.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-36966nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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