CVE-2021-34486
Microsoft Windows Event Tracing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Aug 12, 2021 · updated Aug 10, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft Windows Event Tracing contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for privilege escalation.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 12, 2021 · Catalog
Detected
Microsoft Windows Event Tracing contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for privilege escalation.
Mar 28, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Apr 18, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Aug 10, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Microsoft Windows Event Tracing contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Apr 18, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1909version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 2004version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 20h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h1version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows server 2004version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows server 2019version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows server 20h2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2021-34486
Microsoft Windows Event Tracing contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for privilege escalation.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2021-34486
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2021-34486
30-day exploitation probability 9.3%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2021-34486
Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov