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CVE-2023-35644:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Windows Sysmain Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-35644) was identified and disclosed on December 12, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 10 (versions 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 21H2, 22H2, 23H2), and Windows Server (2019 and 2022) (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 identified this as an Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability (CWE-190) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could result in complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Microsoft).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across all affected versions. Updates are available through KB5033371 (Windows 10 1809), KB5033372 (Windows 10 21H2/22H2), KB5033369 (Windows 11 21H2), KB5033375 (Windows 11 22H2/23H2), and KB5033118 (Windows Server 2022) (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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