CVE-2021-24074

critical

Description

Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

From the Tenable Blog

Microsoft’s February 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 56 CVEs (CVE-2021-24074, CVE-2021-24094, CVE-2021-24086)
Microsoft’s February 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 56 CVEs (CVE-2021-24074, CVE-2021-24094, CVE-2021-24086)

Published: 2021-02-09

Despite addressing only 56 CVEs, Microsoft’s February 2021 Patch Tuesday release contains fixes for a number of significant security threats, as well as an elevation of privilege vulnerability disclosed by Tenable’s Zero Day Research team. Microsoft patched 56 CVEs in the February 2021 Patch Tuesday release, including 11 CVEs rated as critical and 43 rated as important.

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-august-2021-patch-tuesday-addresses-44-cves-cve-2021-26424-cve-2021-36948

https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-february-2021-patch-tuesday-cve-2021-24074-cve-2021-24094-cve-2021-24086

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24074

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-02-25

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical