CVE-2023-35328
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
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Summary
CVE-2023-35328 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Windows Transaction Manager. Hackers can exploit this Elevation of Privilege (EoP) weakness to escalate their user privileges, allowing them to gain higher access to the system and potentially install malware or make unauthorized changes. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to Windows users, particularly those with administrative rights, as it can be triggered through a specially crafted message sequence in the Transaction Manager DLL. Microsoft has released a patch to address this issue, and it is strongly recommended that users install it as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.
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