Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU73548

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-24864

Published: March 14, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU73548

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24864

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-24864

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24864

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