Vulnerability · Published Oct 10, 2023 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2023-41772Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Windows 10 Version 1809 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 13.3% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)13.3%top 3.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.4974 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.17763.4974 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.4974 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.4974 |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.2031 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 21H2 | 10.0.0 – before 10.0.22000.2538 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 21H2 | 10.0.19043.0 – before 10.0.19041.3570 |
| Microsoft | Windows 11 version 22H2 | 10.0.22621.0 – before 10.0.22621.2428 |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 22H2 | 10.0.19045.0 – before 10.0.19045.3570 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory