CVE-2023-21725

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerabilidad que permite realizar una escalada de privilegios a través de la herramienta de eliminación de software malicioso de Windows (MSRT)

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-12-13 CVE Reserved
2023-01-10 CVE Published
2025-01-01 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21725	2024-05-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool"				< 5.109 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool" and version " < 5.109"		-		Affected