Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-33154

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-33154

Published: July 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78174
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-2023-33154
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 in the Windows Partition Management Driver, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-33154

Install updates from vendor's website.

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