Enhanced Cryptographic Provider privilege flaw exploited in the wild

medium severity · exploited in the wild · published 2021-06-08

An attacker who already has limited access to the machine can elevate their privileges to run code with higher system rights. The flaw is being exploited in the wild.

Fixed in: 10.0.19043.1052

CVE: CVE-2021-31201

Source: Microsoft (MSRC)

Am I affected?

You are affected if the installed version is older than 10.0.19043.1052. Check the version you have and update to 10.0.19043.1052 or later. The fixed version is verified against a vendor or advisory source.

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