CVE-2023-29336 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on May 9, 2023

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation up to SYSTEM privileges.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 30, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2023-29336 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2023-29336

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Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft Windows 10 1507

What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2023-29336?