Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 Installer Local Privilege Escalation

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6.7$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Installer. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-24904. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Installer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/09/2023 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24904. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/10/2025).

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-2023-28892). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.1
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/31/2023 🔍
05/09/2023 +98 days 🔍
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07/10/2025 +793 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2023-24904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228445
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2023 20:08
Updated: 07/10/2025 20:08
Changes: 05/09/2023 20:08 (17), 05/09/2023 20:09 (16), 05/09/2023 20:12 (21), 06/01/2023 10:45 (2), 06/01/2023 10:51 (11), 07/10/2025 20:08 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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