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High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published May 9, 2023
CVE-2023-29336Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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It affects Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 and 9 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since May 9, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by May 30, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)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
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 9, 2023; federal remediation due May 30, 2023Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 41.19% (percentile 99)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 microsoft:windows_10_1507 | from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19926 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607 | from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5921 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 microsoft:windows_server_2016 (from the name) | from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5921 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 microsoft:windows_server_2008_service_pack_2 (from the name) | from 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22070 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) microsoft:windows_server_2008_service_pack_2_server_core_installation (from the name) | from 6.0.6003.0 before 6.0.6003.22070 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 microsoft:windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1 (from the name) | from 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26519 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) microsoft:windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1_server_core_installation (from the name) | from 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26519 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012 (from the name) | from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.24266 | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2 (from the name) | from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.20969 | CNA record |
microsoft windows_10_1507 microsoft:windows_10_1507 | before 10.0.10240.19926 | NVD |
microsoft windows_10_1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607 | before 10.0.14393.5921 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2008 microsoft:windows_server_2008 | all versions; r2 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012 | all versions; r2 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2016 microsoft:windows_server_2016 | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336vendor-advisory, patch
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52301exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-29336us-government-resource
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