Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows - CVE-2023-23418
Published: March 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73518
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-2023-23418
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 Resilient File System (ReFS), which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2023-23418
Install updates from vendor's website.