Apr 2023: Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2023-28252 Published on April 11, 2023

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 2, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Type

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

Products Associated with CVE-2023-28252

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Sp2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.4252 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.17763.4252 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019:

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.4252 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.17763.0 and below 10.0.17763.4252 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022:

Version 10.0.20348.0 and below 10.0.20348.1668 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.19042.2846 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2:

Version 10.0.0 and below 10.0.22000.1817 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2:

Version 10.0.19043.0 and below 10.0.19044.2846 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2:

Version 10.0.22621.0 and below 10.0.22621.1555 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2:

Version 10.0.19045.0 and below 10.0.19045.2846 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507:

Version 10.0.10240.0 and below 10.0.10240.19869 is affected.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.5850 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016:

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.5850 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation):

Version 10.0.14393.0 and below 10.0.14393.5850 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

Version 6.0.6003.0 and below 6.0.6003.22015 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.0.6003.0 and below 6.0.6003.22015 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2:

Version 6.0.6003.0 and below 6.0.6003.22015 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1:

Version 6.1.7601.0 and below 6.1.7601.26466 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.1.7601.0 and below 6.1.7601.26466 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012:

Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.24216 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.2.9200.0 and below 6.2.9200.24216 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2:

Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.20919 is affected.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation):

Version 6.3.9600.0 and below 6.3.9600.20919 is affected.

Exploit Probability

EPSS

56.50%

Percentile

98.07%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.