CVE-2021-26426

7.0
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
0.71%
LOW RiskEPSS (52nd percentile)
CWE-59

Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 8/12/2021
Modified: 8/10/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

4.6

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.71%LOW Exploitation Risk
52nd percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.71% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 52% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

CWE-59

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