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Windows Container Manager Service

CVE-2021-31208 — Windows Container Manager Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Important CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00584 2021-05 archive

Executive Summary

None

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released May 11 2021
Last Updated May 11 2021
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00584 — 0.43261 percentile
NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00584
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.43261 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products

7 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation) 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes
Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation) 5003173 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Yes

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
5003173 Security Update Yes

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

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