CVE-2021-43880

Windows Mobile Device Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published Dec 15, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Windows Mobile Device Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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

Microsoft

Windows 11 version 21H2

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`10.0.0`	affected	< 10.0.22000.376

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-::::::arm64:
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:-::::::x64:

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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-2021-30742	Windows Mobile Device Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.671% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43880

History

Feb 24, 2026 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 11 Windows 11 21h2

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:10 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Dec 15, 2021, 2:15 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:10 AM
Reserved: Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:10 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:10 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:11 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 15, 2021, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:11 AM

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