Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-24864
Published: March 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73548
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24864
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server
Windows
Windows Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-24864
Install updates from vendor's website.