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CVE-2021-24093: Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 45.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 20h2, 1607, 1803, 1809, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 20h2, 1909, 2004
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows 10 1803: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows 10 1909: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows 10 2004: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation): from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication
• Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: from 10.0.0 before publication — fixed in publication

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1803 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 1909 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 2004 publication; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 publication; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 publication; Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) publication; Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 publication; Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 publication. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161582/Microsoft-DirectWrite-fsg_ExecuteGlyph-Buffer-Overflow.html
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24093
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161582/Microsoft-DirectWrite-fsg_ExecuteGlyph-Buffer-Overflow.html
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-24093

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