CVE-2023-35337
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
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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Affected Products
- Windows 11 21H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 22h2
- Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
- Windows Server 2022
- Microsoft Windows 10 21H2
Affected Vendors
- Microsoft
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