CVE-2021-42205

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Published Nov 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ELAN Miniport touchpad Windows driver before 24.21.51.2, as used in PC hardware from multiple manufacturers, allows local users to cause a system crash by sending a certain IOCTL request, because that request is handled twice.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:elan_miniport_touchpad_driver:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-29187	ELAN Miniport touchpad Windows driver before 24.21.51.2, as used in PC hardware from multiple manufacturers, allows local users to cause a system crash by sending a certain IOCTL request, because that request is handled twice.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.269% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.emc.com.tw/upload/F2E/Vulnerability%20Report/Vulnerability%20Report_Miniport%20touchpad%20Windows%20driver_20221107.pdf

History

May 2, 2025 7:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-703
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Lenovo Elan Miniport Touchpad Driver

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 2, 2025, 6:36 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 7, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 2, 2025, 6:36 PM
Reserved: Oct 11, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 3:30 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 7, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM

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