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CVE-2023-29336 — Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

79.46% (top 0.90%)

CWE

CWE-416

Published

2023-05-09T17:03:03.549Z

Last modified

2025-10-21T23:05:47.783Z

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CISA KEV — Actively Exploited

Added to KEV

2023-05-09

BOD 22-01 due

2023-05-30

Ransomware use

Unknown

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01What is this vulnerability?

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.10240.0
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	10.0.14393.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.6003.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	6.0.6003.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.6003.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1	6.1.7601.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)	6.1.7601.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012	6.2.9200.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	6.2.9200.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2	6.3.9600.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	6.3.9600.0

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2023-05-09. Ransomware use: Unknown.

Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

Open the Sigma generator with a pre-filled prompt for this CVE to draft a starting detection in your stack of choice:

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

msrc.microsoft.com — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336

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