CVE-2021-31201
KEVMicrosoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NPublishedJun 8, 2021
Last modifiedJun 17, 2026
Added to KEVNov 3, 2021
Remediation dueNov 17, 2021
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31201PatchVendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-31201US Government Resource
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Risk assessment · Medium
Actively exploited. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 1805 days
- CVSS
- 5.2 MEDIUM
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
Recommended actions
- 1.Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
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