CVE-2021-40449🔥 Known Exploited (CISA KEV)HIGH7.8CVSS Severity ScoreEPSS Score70.9480%EPSS Percentile85.31thPublished2021-10-13Last Modified2025-10-30Data SourcesNVDCISA KEVFIRST.org EPSSVulnerability DescriptionWin32k Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityAffected Platforms (CPE)💻MicrosoftWindows 10 1507< 10.0.10240.19086💻MicrosoftWindows 10 1607< 10.0.14393.4704💻MicrosoftWindows 10 1809< 10.0.17763.2237💻MicrosoftWindows 10 1909< 10.0.18363.1854Show All Affected Platforms (+15 more)References & Advisories🔗 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164926/Win32k-NtGdiResetDC-Use-After-Free-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40449🔗 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164926/Win32k-NtGdiResetDC-Use-After-Free-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html🔗 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40449🔗 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-40449