CVE-2021-31199
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-31199- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-18112
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-18112- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8p4-6frh-8hrj
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is...
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-31201.
- Record
GHSA-j8p4-6frh-8hrj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-31199- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-31199- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft enhanced cryptographic provider
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909
- microsoft windows 10 version 2004
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 7
- microsoft windows 7 service pack 1
- microsoft windows 8.1
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
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- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server version 2004
- microsoft windows server version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 1507
- microsoft windows 10 1607
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 1909
- microsoft windows 10 2004
- microsoft windows 10 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 21h1
- microsoft windows rt 8.1
- microsoft windows server 2004
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 20h2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-31199 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider, published June 8, 2021. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.98%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.