Microsoft — Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA KEV · in the CISA KEV catalog since 2021-11-03
Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and associated with known ransomware campaigns.
Patch This Cycle
The priority band answers “how soon”, not “how bad” — see Methodology for what it weighs and where it abstains.
| Measure | Value | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS base score | 7.8 | NVD | How severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. |
| FIRST EPSS | 0.041 (90.5th pctl) | FIRST | FIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. |
| Actively exploited | Confirmed | CISA KEV | Whether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known | CISA KEV | Whether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. |
| CISA remediation deadline | 2021-11-17 — KEV since 2021 · listed over a year | CISA KEV | The date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. |
| Fixed in | windows 10 1507: update to 10.0.10240.19060 or later | windows 10 1607: update to 10.0.14393.4651 or later | windows 10 1809: update to 10.0.17763.2183 or later | windows 10 1909: update to 10.0.18363.1801 or later | windows 10 2004: update to 10.0.19041.1237 or later | windows 10 20h2: update to 10.0.19042.1237 or later | NVD | The version(s) the vendor has published as fixed, where NVD records one. |
| Public exploit module | None known | Metasploit | Module existing is not the same as active exploitation. |
| EUVD cross-reference | Listed | ENISA EUVD | ENISA's own vulnerability database entry for this CVE, where one exists. |
Impacted software or hardware
+9 more affected products — see the full list at NVD.
Fixed versions: windows 10 1507: update to 10.0.10240.19060 or later | windows 10 1607: update to 10.0.14393.4651 or later | windows 10 1809: update to 10.0.17763.2183 or later | windows 10 1909: update to 10.0.18363.1801 or later | windows 10 2004: update to 10.0.19041.1237 or later | windows 10 20h2: update to 10.0.19042.1237 or later
Remediation: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Remediation basis: CISA KEV required action
ENISA EUVD also lists this CVE at CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by microsoft. Source: euvd.enisa.europa.eu.
This page is an opinion about urgency. Where it and a source of record disagree, the source of record is the record.
Where this sits
CVE-2021-36955 is a Microsoft entry in the CISA KEV catalog. The priority feed ranks Microsoft's current monthly release rather than older Microsoft CVEs, so this one is not listed there; the page above scores it from the same sources.
