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CVE detail

CVE-2021-1733

Sysinternals PsExec Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
1 source links · newest first
  • Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 56 vulnerabilities, including a flaw that is known to be actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday security updates address 56 CVEs in multiple products, including Windows components, .NET Framework, Azure IoT, Azure Kubernetes Service, Microsoft Edge for Android, Exchange Server, Office and Office Services and […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 9, 2021, 10:27 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars
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