App Installer vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited0 versions
The short answer

App Installer is made by Microsoft. We track 2 published vulnerabilities in it, across 0 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 15 December 2021. If you run App Installer, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent App Installer flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2021-43890, on 15 December 2021. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of App Installer do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 1.16" means every version up to, but not including, 1.16. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2021-43890Exploited list, 15 Dec 2021

    Microsoft Windows AppX Installer Spoofing Vulnerability

    before 1.16before 1.11
Known exploited

Which App Installer vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 7.1
    CVE-2021-43890HighKnown exploited
    Microsoft Windows AppX Installer Spoofing Vulnerability

    Microsoft Windows AppX Installer contains a spoofing vulnerability which has a high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

    Chance of use11%Known exploited since15 Dec 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which App Installer flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 11%
    CVE-2021-43890HighKnown exploited

    We have investigated reports of a spoofing vulnerability in AppX installer that affects Microsoft Windows.

    CVSS7.1Published15 Dec 2021
  2. 0.9%

    Windows App Installer Spoofing Vulnerability

    CVSS7.8Published13 Aug 2024
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We track 2 published vulnerabilities listed under the name App Installer, across 0 versions. The most recent App Installer flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2021-43890, on 15 December 2021.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2021-43890.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2021-43890, affects before 1.16, before 1.11. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track App Installer. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.