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CVE-2023-28229

Microsoft Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

Act
*SSVC
Descriptions

Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) Key Isolation Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain specific limited SYSTEM privileges.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Act
Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-03-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-04-11 CVE Published
  • 2023-10-04 Exploited in Wild
  • 2023-10-25 KEV Due Date
  • 2024-01-08 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-01 EPSS Updated
CWE
  • CWE-591: Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory
CAPEC
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 1507
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< 10.0.10240.19869
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1607
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< 10.0.14393.5850
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 1809
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< 10.0.17763.4252
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 20h2
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< 10.0.19042.2846
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 20h2" and version " < 10.0.19042.2846"
-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 21h2
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< 10.0.19044.2846
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 21h2" and version " < 10.0.19044.2846"
-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 10 22h2
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< 10.0.19045.2846
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10 22h2" and version " < 10.0.19045.2846"
-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11 21h2
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< 10.0.22000.1817
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 11 22h2
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< 10.0.22621.1555
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-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Server 2008
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-sp2
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
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--
Affected