CVE-2023-35337

Summary

CVE-2023-35337 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the Win32k component in Microsoft Windows. Hackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain higher system privileges, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. This can lead to serious security breaches, potentially allowing unauthorized access and system damage. Users are advised to apply the available security patch as soon as possible to mitigate this risk. The precise details of the exploit are currently unknown, but Microsoft has released a security update to address the issue.

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