// For flags

CVE-2023-21772

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerabilidad de elevaciĆ³n de privilegios del kernel de Windows

The Microsoft Windows kernel suffers from multiple security issues in the key replication feature of registry virtualization.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-12-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-01-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-26 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-08 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1607
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1607
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-x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1809
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1809
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1809
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-x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 20h2
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 20h2
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 20h2
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-x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 21h2
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 21h2
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 21h2
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-x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 22h2
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 22h2
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 22h2
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-x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11 21h2
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11 21h2
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11 22h2
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-arm64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11 22h2
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 7
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-sp1, x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 7
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-sp1, x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 8.1
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-x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 8.1
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-x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Rt 8.1
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--
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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-sp2, x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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-sp2, x86
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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r2
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sp1, x64
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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--
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2012
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r2
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2016
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--
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2019
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--
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2022
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022"
--
Affected