Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Lock Screen Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lock Screen. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-28270. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Lock Screen. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/11/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28270. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/29/2023).

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/13/2023 🔍
04/11/2023 +29 days 🔍
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04/29/2023 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2023-28270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225621
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 21:03
Updated: 04/29/2023 01:37
Changes: 04/11/2023 21:03 (35), 04/11/2023 21:06 (19), 04/29/2023 01:29 (2), 04/29/2023 01:37 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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