KEV · Actively exploited
CVE-2021-43226
HIGH 7.8
Vendor bulletin scale — NVD CVSS pending
KEV
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
EPSS
3.07%
above median
percentile 86.4%
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
- 2025-10-06
- Remediation deadline
- 2025-10-27
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Ransomware
- Unknown (not documented by CISA)
OS versions that fix this CVE
This CVE is resolved by the following OS security releases. Update the OS to at least the listed version.
- Windows Server 2022 Fixed in 10.0.20348.405
- Windows Server 2019 Fixed in 10.0.17763.2366
- Windows Server 2016 Fixed in 10.0.14393.4825
- Windows 11 21H2 · 2021-H2 Fixed in 10.0.22000.376
- Windows 10 21H2 · 2021-H2 Fixed in 10.0.19044.1415
- Windows 10 21H1 · 2021-H1 Fixed in 10.0.19043.1415
- Windows 10 20H2 · 2020-H2 Fixed in 10.0.19042.1415
- Windows 10 2004 · 2020-04 Fixed in 10.0.19041.1415
- Windows 10 1909 · 2019-09 Fixed in 10.0.18363.1977
- Windows 10 1809 · 2018-09 Fixed in 10.0.17763.2366
- Windows 10 1607 · 2016-07 Fixed in 10.0.14393.4825