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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-35631
CVE-2023-35631:
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Overview
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-35631, was disclosed on December 12, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows systems, including Windows 11 21H2, Windows 11 22H2, Windows 11 23H2, and Windows Server 2022 23H2 (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. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction, while potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at high levels (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. Given the CVSS scoring, successful exploitation could result in high impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Affected users should apply the latest security patches available through Windows Update (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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