CVE-2021-42287: in the CISA KEV catalogue
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. CISA added CVE-2021-42287 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2022-04-11 with a default due date of 2022-05-02. Known ransomware campaign use: Known. Forensic triage flag: No.
Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. (CISA description)
- Vendor / product
- Microsoft Active Directory
- CWE
- CWE-269
- CISA required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS
- 77%, percentile 99 (scored 2026-11-03)
EPSS puts about 77 in 100 odds (77%) on exploitation activity being observed in the next 30 days. Its score is higher than or equal to that of 99% of scored CVEs. This is a model estimate about exploitation anywhere, not about your environment.
Vendor and reference links (from CISA)
Your own deadline under CISA BOD 26-04 depends on exposure, automatability and technical impact: work it out with the BOD 26-04 calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Is CVE-2021-42287 in the CISA KEV catalogue?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-42287 (Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2022-04-11. CISA's default due date for it is 2022-05-02.
Is CVE-2021-42287 used in ransomware attacks?
CISA marks known ransomware campaign use as Known for CVE-2021-42287.
What should I do about CVE-2021-42287?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Sources
- CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (accessed 2026-11-03)
- FIRST, Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) (EPSS by FIRST; scores generated by Empirical Security)
- NVD record for CVE-2021-42287