{
    "id": "CVE-2021-40449",
    "published": "2021-10-13 01:15:09",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:06:56",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-416",
    "description": "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
    "epss_score": "0.74129",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99473",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2021-12-01",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:28:17",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2021-12-01."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_1507"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
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        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
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        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_1909"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_2004"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_20h2"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_21h1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_11"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_11_21h2"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_rt_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2004"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
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        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2012"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2016"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2019"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2022"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_20h2"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2021-40449",
        "date_added": "2021-11-17",
        "due_date": "2021-12-01",
        "vendor": "Microsoft",
        "product": "Windows",
        "name": "Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164926/Win32k-NtGdiResetDC-Use-After-Free-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40449",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164926/Win32k-NtGdiResetDC-Use-After-Free-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html",
        "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40449",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40449"
    ]
}