CVE-2023-35841

Summary

CVE-2023-35841 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Phoenix WinFlash Driver on Windows. The flaw involves insufficient access control for an exposed IOCTL, which can be exploited to modify system firmware. This issue poses a serious risk, as unauthorized modification of firmware can lead to significant security consequences. The vulnerability affects WinFlash Driver versions before 4.5.0.0. Users are urged to update their drivers to mitigate this threat.

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