CVE-2021-24081
High
Published: 25 February 2021
Published
25 February 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
—
Patch
—
CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0589
90.8th percentile
Risk Priority
19
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-24081 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-10997
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
microsoft
windows 10
1607, 1803, 1809, 1909, 2004
microsoft
windows server 2016
1909, 2004, 20h2, all versions
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-787
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.