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CVE-2021-26898

Windows Event Tracing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.87%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026Aug 21, 2026
0.10pp
0.78% → 0.87% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 11, 2021
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Aug 19, 2026