CVE-2021-31199 [Exploited] | Microsoft WINDOWS 10 1507

CVE-2021-31199 is rated Active Exploitation (73.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.93%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2021-11-03) affecting Microsoft / Enhanced Cryptographic Provider. Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-05	0.42%	0.93%	+0.51%
2	2026-05-22	0.53%	0.42%	-0.11%
3	2026-05-12	—	0.53%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-05

0.42%

0.93%

+0.51%

2026-05-22

0.53%

0.42%

-0.11%

2026-05-12

—

0.53%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.2	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.0	2.7	[email protected]
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
4.6	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.2

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.0

2.7

[email protected]

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

4.6

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-31199

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
microsoft	windows_10_1507	< 10.0.10240.18967	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_1607	< 10.0.14393.4467	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.1999	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_1909	< 10.0.18363.1621	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_2004	< 10.0.19041.1052	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_2004::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_20h2	< 10.0.19042.1052	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2::::::::
microsoft	windows_10_21h1	< 10.0.19043.1052	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1::::::::
microsoft	windows_7	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
microsoft	windows_8.1	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:::::::*
microsoft	windows_rt_8.1	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2004	< 10.0.19041.1052	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2004::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2008	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:::::x64:*
microsoft	windows_server_2012	—	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*
microsoft	windows_server_2016	< 10.0.14393.4467	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_2019	< 10.0.17763.1999	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019::::::::
microsoft	windows_server_20h2	< 10.0.19042.1052	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20h2::::::::

References for CVE-2021-31199

URL	Tags
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31199	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-31199	US Government Resource

URL

CVE-2021-31199 | Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2021-31199

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-31199

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-31199

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-31199

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-31199

References for CVE-2021-31199