CVE-2023-29343: SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS 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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2023-May

Released

2023-05-09

Last Updated

2023-10-12

EPSS Score

15.55% (percentile: 94.7%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

• GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (1)

Developer Tools

• Windows Sysmon

Security Updates (1)

• Information

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/filip_dragovic">Filip Dragović</a>

Revision History

• 2023-05-09: Information published.
• 2023-10-12: Updated FAQ information. This is an informational change only.