PT-2023-6971 · Microsoft · Windows

Mateusz Jurczyk · Published 2023-11-14 · Updated 2025-01-01 · CVE-2023-36403

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/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 synchronization errors in the Windows kernel, specifically a "race condition" scenario. This could allow 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.

LPE

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-591

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07990

CVE-2023-36403

Affected Products

Windows

References · 11

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07990 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36403 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-36403 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36403 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36403 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36403 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/63822 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176209/Windows-Kernel-Race-Conditions.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/105931 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60823 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023111441 · Note