CVE-2021-24091
Published: 25 February 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-24091 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 5.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-11007
Vulnerability details
Windows Camera Codec Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.