CVE-2021-28310

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 8%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
8%
EPSS %ILE
94%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 13, 2021

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-28310
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28310

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 65× in last 7d / 388× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 792 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-29 11:19 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-29 11:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-29 07:28 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-29 07:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-29 03:35 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-29 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-28 23:44 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-28 23:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-28 19:53 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-28 19:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-28 16:00 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-28 16:00 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-28 16:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-28 15:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-28 12:09 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-28 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-28 08:18 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-28 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-28 04:26 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-28 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-28 00:35 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-28 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-27 20:45 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-27 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  2. 2026-07-27 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-27 16:54 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-27 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-27 13:03 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-27 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-27 09:13 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-27 09:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-27 05:22 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-27 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-27 01:31 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-27 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-26 21:38 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-26 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-26 17:46 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-26 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-26 13:54 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-26 13:54 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-26 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-26 10:03 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-26 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-26 06:10 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-07-26 06:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-26 02:12 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-26 02:12 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-26 02:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-25 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-07-24 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-23 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-07-23 01:59 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-07-22 23:18 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-22 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-22 22:46 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  35. 2026-07-22 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-22 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-07-22 15:36 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-07-22 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-22 11:45 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-22 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-22 07:55 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-22 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-22 04:03 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-22 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-22 00:06 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-22 00:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-21 19:37 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-21 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-21 15:46 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-07-21 15:46 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-21 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-07-21 11:56 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-07-21 11:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-21 08:03 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-21 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-21 04:12 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-21 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-21 00:19 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-21 00:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-20 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-07-20 20:26 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-20 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-07-20 16:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-20 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-20 08:49 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-07-20 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-20 04:58 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-07-20 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-20 01:07 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2021-28310?
CVE-2021-28310 is a critical vulnerability published on April 13, 2021. Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
When was CVE-2021-28310 disclosed?
CVE-2021-28310 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 13, 2021, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-28310 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-28310 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Microsoft Win32k. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28310?
CVE-2021-28310 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2021-28310?
CVE-2021-28310 affects Microsoft Win32k. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2021-28310?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-28310, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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