Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-21750

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-21750

Published: January 10, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70903
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21750
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Windows Kernel, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-21750

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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