Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-29359

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-29359

Published: June 13, 2023 / Updated: June 19, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77250
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-2023-29359
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Windows
Windows Server

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 within the UMPDDrvEnablePDEV function. A local user can execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-29359

Install updates from vendor's website.

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