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CVE-2021-1648

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 high
EPSS: 1%p67
Published: Jan 12, 2021 · Jan 12, 2021
Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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Description · NVD

Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendors: microsoft

Products: windows 10, windows 8.1, windows server 2012, windows server 2016, windows server 2019

Weakness: CWE-269

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.2%)

In the news

6 stories

January 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft plugs Defender zero-day RCE

Help Net SecurityNov 14, 08:33 UTC · Nov 14, 2023Exploit / PoCExploitedCVE-2021-1647 CVE-2021-1648 CVE-2021-1658+82 · 1 read

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Microsoft Issues Patches for Defender Zero

The Hacker NewsJan 15, 00:00 UTC · Jan 15, 2021VulnerabilityExploitedCVE-2021-1647 CVE-2021-1648 CVE-2021-1705+12 · 1 read

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, January 2021 Edition

Krebs on SecurityJan 15, 00:00 UTC · Jan 15, 2021VulnerabilityExploitedCVE-2021-1647 CVE-2020-1660 CVE-2019-1409+42 · 1 read

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2021 fixes 83 flaws, including an actively exploited issue

Security AffairsJan 13, 14:25 UTC · Jan 13, 2021VulnerabilityExploitedCVE-2021-1647 CVE-2021-1648 CVE-2021-1665+102 · 1 read

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Microsoft Fixes Windows Defender Zero

Infosecurity MagazineJan 13, 11:20 UTC · Jan 13, 2021Exploit / PoCExploitedCVE-2021-1647 CVE-2021-1648 CVE-2021-1666+22 · 1 read

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for Jan. 2021 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

Cisco TalosJan 12, 18:48 UTC · Jan 12, 2021VulnerabilityCVE-2021-1647 CVE-2021-1707 CVE-2021-1709+41 · 1 read

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