Page generated: 09 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC
CVE-2021-42287
Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG
Attention and evidence
HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability
Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded
Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.
Hype components
Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100
Sources and documents
GBHackers News
Press · 10 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Deploy Hundreds of AI Agents to Compromise 440 PaperCut Servers - GBHackers News
Cyber Press
Press · 10 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Deploy Hundreds of AI Agents to Exploit PaperCut Flaws and Compromise 440 Servers - Cyber Press
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 09 Sep 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Use Hundreds of AI Agents to Exploit PaperCut Flaws and Compromise 440 Servers Worldwide - CyberSecurityNews
SOC Prime
Press · 02 Sep 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-81578: Exploited PaperCut Authentication Bypass Chains to Pre-Auth RCE - SOC Prime
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Press · 11 Mar 2025, 07:00 · Leaked ransomware chat logs offer unique insights into attack methodologies - Mishcon de Reya LLP
Score evolution
● Hype ● Reality
Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.
First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.
Public exploit evidence
0
Public exploit entries / repo candidates
Evidence context and dated references
Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.
Evidence in context
- Confidence in exploitation evidence
- Exploitation recorded
- Priority basis
- Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.5; EPSS 77.2%
- Attention, last 30 days
- 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
- Technical potential
- network access, low privileges, no user interaction, additional attack conditions.
- Observed activity
- Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
- Known scale
- Not quantified.
- Evidence confidence basis
- Trusted exploitation confirmation
Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:31.036516+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z
Source event timeline
Published
10 Nov 2021, 00:47
First press mention
10 Nov 2021, 08:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
11 Apr 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
10 Sep 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58