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CVE-2023-21772:
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Overview
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21772) was disclosed on January 10, 2023. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. It is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system with high severity ratings for each aspect (Microsoft).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5022282, KB5022286, KB5022287, KB5022289, KB5022291, KB5022297, KB5022303, KB5022343, and KB5022346 for different affected Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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