CVE-2021-1698 — Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8

CVSS HIGH

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

More Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Released Mar 9 2021

Last Updated Mar 9 2021

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00615 — 0.44718 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR

Local

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00615

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.44718 percentile - updated 2026-06-20

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Affected Products

19 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems	`4601354 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems	`4601354 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4601354 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4601345 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4601345 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4601345 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems	`4601315 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems	`4601315 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	`4601315 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`4601345 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`4601345 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)	`4601315 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes
Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)	`4601319 (Security Update)`	Important	Elevation of Privilege	Yes

Patches

4 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`4601354`	Security Update	Yes
`4601345`	Security Update	Yes
`4601315`	Security Update	Yes
`4601319`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Jarvis_1oop of Pinduoduo Security Research Lab

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD