Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2023-05-09
• EPSS: 41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CISA: Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation up to SYSTEM privileges.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 30 May 2023): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

• Patch on msrc.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336PatchVendor Advisory
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52301Exploit
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource