CVE-2021-36934: Microsoft Windows SAM Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
First published: Thu Jul 22 2021(Updated: )
If a Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) shadow copy of the system drive is available, users can read the SAM file which would allow any user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level.
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| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =20h2 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =21h1 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1809 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =1909 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | =2004 | |
| Microsoft Windows | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 1809 | <10.0.17763.2114 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 1909 | <10.0.18363.1734 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 2004 | <10.0.19041.1165 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 20h2 | <10.0.19042.1165 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 21h1 | <10.0.19043.1165 |
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