PT-2023-1229 · Microsoft · Windows

Marcin Wiazowski · Published 2023-01-10 · Updated 2024-05-29 · CVE-2023-21680

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 Win32k component of the Windows operating system, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

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

LPE

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00459

CVE-2023-21680

ZDI-23-004

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00459 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21680 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-004 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21680 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21680 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21680 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21680 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-21680 · Vendor Advisory