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CVE-2023-36399:
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Overview
Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-36399, was disclosed on June 21, 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows 11, including 21H2, 22H2, 23H2 (both ARM64 and x64 architectures), and Windows Server 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as a CWE-59 type vulnerability, which relates to Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following'). The vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, and low privileges to exploit, with no user interaction needed (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve elevation of privilege on affected systems. The CVSS scoring indicates high impacts on integrity (I:H) and availability (A:H), while confidentiality impact is noted as none (C:N) (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available for affected versions of Windows 11 (21H2, 22H2, 23H2) and Windows Server 2022 (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
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