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CVE-2023-29336

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2023‑05‑09. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile99th41% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2023-05-09, due 2023-05-30
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFix5 products5 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507Affected: ≥ 10.0.10240.0, < 10.0.10240.19926Upgrade to: 10.0.10240.19926Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.5921Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.5921Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.5921Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.5921Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Affected: ≥ 6.0.6003.0, < 6.0.6003.22070Upgrade to: 6.0.6003.22070Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Affected: ≥ 6.1.7601.0, < 6.1.7601.26519Upgrade to: 6.1.7601.26519Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012Affected: ≥ 6.2.9200.0, < 6.2.9200.24266Upgrade to: 6.2.9200.24266Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 1 more product has version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS99th
Public exploit
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2023-05-09.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2023-05-30.

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Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

41% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

The patch came 129 days before any public exploit.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. EPSS band changehigh → moderate
  3. Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
  4. Patch availablerecord updated
  5. Added to CISA KEVpublished, weakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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