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CVE-2023-36427:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36427) was disclosed on November 14, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows systems including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions that utilize Hyper-V technology (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This 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).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges within the Windows Hyper-V environment, potentially gaining high-level access to system resources and sensitive information (Microsoft Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across affected versions of Windows. The patches are available for Windows 10 (versions 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 21H2, 22H2, 23H2), and Windows Server (2019, 2022, 23H2) (Rapid7).
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