CVE-2021-41339: Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 20h2, 21h1, 1909, 2004
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: 20h2, 2004
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 1909: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.18363.1854 — fixed in 10.0.18363.1854
Microsoft Windows 10 2004: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19041.1288 — fixed in 10.0.19041.1288
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1288 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1288
Microsoft Windows 10 21H1: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19043.1288 — fixed in 10.0.19043.1288
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.258 — fixed in 10.0.22000.258
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.20348.288 — fixed in 10.0.20348.288
Microsoft Windows Server version 2004: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19041.1288 — fixed in 10.0.19041.1288
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.1288 — fixed in 10.0.19042.1288

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 1909 10.0.18363.1854; Microsoft Windows 10 2004 10.0.19041.1288; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.1288; Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 10.0.19043.1288; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.258; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.288; Microsoft Windows Server version 2004 10.0.19041.1288; Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 10.0.19042.1288. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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