CVE-2021-43226
HighPublished
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Dec 15, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 22, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Oct 6, 2025
Primary CVSS
7.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.1%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 87.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
1a Proof of Concept of cve-2021-43226,stack overflow in Windows driver clfs.sys
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