CVE-2021-40449 CISA KEV · Actively exploitedLinked to ransomware
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS score
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EPSS probability
%81.9
Risk score
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Published
4 y ago
Public Exploits · GitHub and Metasploit Intelligence
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GitHub
Exploit for CVE-2021-40449 - Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (LPE) (★437)
Makefile Go / Python
GitHub
LPE exploit for a UAF in Windows (CVE-2021-40449). (★32)
Makefile Go / Python
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