Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2023-29336

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation up to SYSTEM privileges.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Win32k
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 41.2 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 9 May 2023
  • First known exploitation: 9 May 2023
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 30 May 2023
  • Weakness: CWE-416
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 9 May 2023

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD