CVE-2021-31969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 10 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1909 Windows 10 20h2 Windows 10 21h1 Windows Server 2004 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 20h2

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:21h1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:20h2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/virtual-ciso
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31969
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-797/

History

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-06-08T22:46:34.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:10:31.279Z

Reserved: 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-31969

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:10:31.279Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-08T23:15:09.160

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:06:38.033

Link: CVE-2021-31969

Redhat

No data.

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