High severity · published May 9, 2023
CVE-2023-29336
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
41.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)41.2% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 9, 2023
Federal remediation dueMay 30, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19926 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5921 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22070 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26519 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26519 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22070 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22070 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.24266 · source: vendor, NVD
WS
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.24266 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.20969 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.20969 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5921 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29336
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29336
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336
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