CVE-2021-26426
Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2021 at 06:11 PM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:17 PM UTC
16 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2012
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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Windows User Account Profile Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
10.0.10240.0 ≤ v < 10.0.10240.1902210.0.10240.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.10240.19022, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.14393.0 ≤ v < 10.0.14393.458310.0.14393.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.14393.4583, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.211410.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19041.116510.0.17763.0 ≤ v < 10.0.17763.211410.0.010.0.17763.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.17763.2114, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.0.19041.1165, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.18363.173410.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.18363.1734, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
sp1
6.3.0 ≤ v < 6.3.9600.200946.3.0
Affected range stops below 6.3.9600.20094, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.19041.116510.0.0
Affected range stops below 10.0.19041.1165, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.2.9200.23435, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.3.9600.20094, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26426Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26426SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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