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CVE-2021-40461

CVSS 3.1: 8.0 high
EPSS: 1%p70
Published: Oct 13, 2021 · Oct 13, 2021
Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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Description · NVD

Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendors: microsoft

Products: windows 10, windows 11, windows server, windows server 2016, windows server 2019, windows server 2022

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

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.4%)

In the news

5 stories

Patch Tuesday, October 2021 Edition

Krebs on SecurityOct 15, 00:00 UTC · Oct 15, 2021VulnerabilityCVE-2021-30883 CVE-2021-38672 CVE-2021-40461+33 · 1 read

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Update Your Windows PCs Immediately to Patch New 0

The Hacker NewsOct 15, 00:00 UTC · Oct 15, 2021VulnerabilityExploitedCVE-2021-40449 CVE-2021-41335 CVE-2021-40469+102 · 1 read

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Threat Source newsletter (Oct. 14, 2021)

Cisco TalosOct 14, 18:00 UTC · Oct 14, 2021RansomwareExploitedCVE-2021-40461 CVE-2021-38672 CVE-2021-41733+13 · 1 read

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

Cisco TalosOct 12, 17:33 UTC · Oct 12, 2021VulnerabilityExploitedCVE-2021-40461 CVE-2021-38672 CVE-2021-40449+61

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Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows zero-day (CVE-2021-40449)

Help Net SecurityOct 12, 00:00 UTC · Oct 12, 2021Exploit / PoCExploitedCVE-2021-40449 CVE-2021-40486 CVE-2021-26427+52 · 1 read

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