CVE-2023-28216
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-28216, was discovered and disclosed on April 11, 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This scoring indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, has high attack complexity, requires low privileges, needs no user interaction, and can potentially impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability at high levels (NVD CVE).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges in the Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) system. A successful exploit could result in complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The patches are available through the standard Windows Update mechanism and should be applied to affected systems (Microsoft Advisory).

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