PT-2023-5031 · Microsoft · Windows Kernel+1

Mateusz Jurczyk · Published 2023-09-12 · Updated 2025-01-01 · CVE-2023-38141

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 Kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Kernel, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system.

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

LPE

Time Of Check To Time Of Use

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-367

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-05572

CVE-2023-38141

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Kernel

References · 9

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05572 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38141 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-38141 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38141 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/70298 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023091253 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175096/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Race-Condition-Memory-Corruption.html · Note