Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2
7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days
High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:High, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Evidence used
No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
EPSS is 0.56% for the current model date.
Compensating controls
Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.
Verification
Confirm that the asset runs Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 and falls inside the recorded affected range.
Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Optional official sources
National CERT insights ?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.
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Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2023-41975
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
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What, why and how
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
What
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.
What
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why
The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may gain additional privileges.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.Reference recorded
CISA Vulnrichment records proof-of-concept exploitation in its SSVC data. BlackTree has not independently executed or validated exploit material.
Likely attack path
local access → Integer Overflow or Wraparound → gain additional privileges
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-41975Official EUVD mapping
0 linked advisory records.
Official EUVD record ↗BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-2328Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und seine Rechte zu erweitern.
Official advisory ↗Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20230913Security Bulletin 13 Sep 2023
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 13 Sep 2023, published on 13 September 2023. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.
Official advisory ↗CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0740Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Windows
2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38144
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38146 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38146
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38147 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38147
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38148 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38148
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38149 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38149
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38150 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38150
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38152 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38152
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38160 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38160
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38161 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38161
Bulletin de sécurité Microsoft CVE-2023-38162 du 12 septembre 2023
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38162
Référence CVE C
Official advisory ↗JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2023-003691Microsoft Windows 11 における権限を昇格される脆弱性
Microsoft Windows 11 には、Windows カーネルに不備があるため、権限を昇格される脆弱性が存在します。
Official advisory ↗KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-5987MS 9월 보안 위협에 따른 정기 보안 업데이트 권고
162 | DHCP Server Service 서비스 거부 취약성 |
| Windows GDI | CVE-2023-38161 | Windows GDI 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows TCP/IP | CVE-2023-38160 | Windows TCP/IP 정보 유출 취약성 |
| Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | CVE-2023-38158 | Microsoft Edge(Chromium 기반) 정보 공개 취약성 |
| Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | CVE-2023-38157 | Microsoft Edge(Chromium 기반) 보안 기능 우회 취약성 |
| Azure HDInsights | CVE-2023-38156 | Azure HDInsight Apache Ambari 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Azure DevOps | CVE-2023-38155 | Azure DevOps Server 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2023-38154 | Windows 커널 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows DHCP Server | CVE-2023-38152 | DHCP Server Service 정보 공개 취약성 |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2023-38150 | Windows 커널 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows TCP/IP | CVE-2023-38149 | Windows TCP/IP 서비스 거부 취약성 |
| Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) | CVE-2023-38148 | ICS(인터넷 연결 공유) 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Microsoft Windows Codecs Library | CVE-2023-38147 | Windows Miracast 무선 디스플레이 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Windows Themes | CVE-2023-38146 | Windows 테마 원격 코드 실행 취약성 |
| Windows Common Log File System Driver | CVE-2023-38144 | Windows 공용 로그 파일 시스템 드라이버 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Common Log File System Driver | CVE-2023-38143 | Windows 공용 로그 파일 시스템 드라이버 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2023-38142 | Windows 커널 권한 상승 취약성 |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2023-38141 | Windows 커널 권한 상승 취약성
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.