Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Event Tracing information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Event Tracing. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-21536. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Event Tracing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was published 01/10/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-21536. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/19/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25704). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/01/2022 🔍
01/10/2023 +40 days 🔍
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09/19/2025 +983 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217800
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2023 21:00
Updated: 09/19/2025 13:53
Changes: 01/10/2023 21:00 (27), 01/10/2023 21:01 (8), 01/10/2023 21:04 (20), 01/31/2023 09:41 (2), 09/19/2025 13:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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