PT-2023-1140 · Microsoft · Windows

Mateusz Jurczyk · Published 2023-01-10 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-21772

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows operating system kernel, allowing a remote attacker to potentially elevate their privileges. This could impact the system's security.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

RCE

Out of bounds Read

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-20

CWE-125

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00340

BDU:2023-00535

CVE-2023-21772

Affected Products

Windows

References · 28

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00535 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21772 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-21772 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21772 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21772 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00340 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21772 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44067 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44064 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42253 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56261 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42340 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44068 · Telegram Post
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-21772 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/56296 · Telegram Post