CVE-2021-40462
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-40462- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27639
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-27639- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mq72-8xg8-92cv
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-mq72-8xg8-92cv- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Media Foundation Dolby Digital Atmos Decoders Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-40462- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- 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 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server version 2004
- microsoft windows server version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-40462 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published October 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.52%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.