High severity · published Jan 12, 2021
CVE-2021-1651
Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
20h2; 1607; 1803; 1809; 1909; 2004 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio · Microsoft
2015 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2017 · Microsoft
15.0 before 15.9 · source: NVD
VS
Visual Studio 2019 · Microsoft
16.0 before 16.4; 16.5 before 16.7; 16.8 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
20h2; 1909; 2004 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2019 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1651
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1651
msrc.microsoft.com
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1651
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1651
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