CVE-2021-42297

Medium (5.0) in microsoft windows 10 update assistant. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

EPSS

1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 73% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)

CWE

CWE-59

Published

2021-11-24

Modified

2026-08-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• microsoft:windows_10_update_assistant

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42297
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42297
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1334/

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