Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-23385

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-23385

Published: March 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73510
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23385
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 Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-23385

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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