Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-21541
Published: January 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71058
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21541
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 Task Scheduler, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2023-21541
Install updates from vendor's website.