CVE-2023-24948
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Windows Bluetooth Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-24948) was identified and disclosed in May 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (HIGH) (NIST NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) according to Microsoft's assessment. It has been assigned a CVSS vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating that it requires adjacent network access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction to exploit (NIST NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates potential severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NIST NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected versions. Updates are available for Windows 10 (versions 1507 through 22H2), Windows 11 21H2, and various Windows Server editions including 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019 (Rapid7).

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