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CVE-2021-31956

CWE-191

Critical

90.7

RPS

Description

Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
7.8
High · v3.1
EPSS
22.27%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Nov 2021
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-191
Published
9 Jun 2021
Last modified 13 Jan 2026

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2021-31956 · RPS 90.7 · DevSecure Intelligence