High severity · published Jul 11, 2023
CVE-2023-32046
Windows MSHTML Platform Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
10%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.0% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jul 11, 2023
Federal remediation dueAug 1, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Windows · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
W1
Windows 10 Version 1507 · Microsoft
10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.20048 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1607 · Microsoft
10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.6085 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 1809 · Microsoft
10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4645; 10.0.0 before 10.0.17763.4645 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.3208 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 10 Version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.3208 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 21H2 · Microsoft
10.0.0 before 10.0.22000.2176 · source: vendor
W1
Windows 11 version 22H2 · Microsoft
10.0.22621.0 before 10.0.22621.1992 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22175 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26623 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) · Microsoft
6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26623 · source: vendor
WS
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 · Microsoft
6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22175 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32046
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32046
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32046
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