Medium severity · published Dec 15, 2021
CVE-2021-43896
Microsoft PowerShell Spoofing Vulnerability
5.5
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Powershell · Microsoft
7.2 before 7.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43896
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43896
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43896
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