Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2023-23418

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows - CVE-2023-23418

Published: March 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73518
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23418
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows

Detailed vulnerability description

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 Resilient File System (ReFS), which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-23418

Install updates from vendor's website.

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