CVE-2023-38154: Windows Kernel 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

Unlikely

Patch Tuesday

2023-Aug

Released

2023-08-08

EPSS Score

0.21% (percentile: 43.3%)

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.

Affected Products (5)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (1)

• 5029247

Acknowledgments

Mateusz Jurczyk of <a href="https://www.google.com">Google Project Zero</a>

Revision History

• 2023-08-08: Information published.