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NVD HIGH: CVE-2026-21273 — is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in p...

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Executive Summary

is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read and write access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed.

Analysis

is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A low-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read and write access. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file. Scope is changed. CVSS Score: 8.7. Published: 2026-08-11T17:17:55.160.

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CVE (1)
CVE-2026-21273
NVDMITRE CVE
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Aug 11, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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