High severity · published Dec 12, 2023
CVE-2023-35633
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
8.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20345 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22413 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26864 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26864 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22413 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22413 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.24614 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.24614 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.21715 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.21715 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 1507 · Microsoft
before 10.0.10240.20345 · source: NVD
WS
Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft
r2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35633
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-35633
Patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35633
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176451/Microsoft-Windows-Registry-Predefined-Keys-Privilege-Escalation.html
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