PT-2023-6160 · Microsoft · Windows

Marcin Wiazowski · Published 2023-10-10 · Updated 2023-10-13 · CVE-2023-36732

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. It allows an attacker to elevate their privileges. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06867

CVE-2023-36732

ZDI-23-1553

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36732 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1553 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36732 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36732 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36732 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06867 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36732 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59447 · Telegram Post