CVE-2023-35328
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-35328 is a Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that was disclosed on July 11, 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various 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. Microsoft has classified this as a numeric truncation error (CWE-197) (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates depending on the Windows version, including KB5028166, KB5028168, KB5028169, KB5028171, KB5028182, KB5028185, and KB5028186 (Rapid7).

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