Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-35631

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2023-35631

Published: December 12, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84136
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-2023-35631
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 Win32k, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2023-35631

Install updates from vendor's website.


External References

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