Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-29346

Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.4499

Published
14 June 2023
Modified
08 April 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0049 40th percentile
Risk Priority 57 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-29346 is a high-severity Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types (CWE-681) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 40th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-681NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
attack.mitre.org →
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.19983 · ≤ 10.0.10240.19983
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.5989 · ≤ 10.0.14393.5989
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.4499 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4499 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4499
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.3086
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.3087
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.2057
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.1848
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.5989
+2 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require code reviews, static analysis, and developer training that catch and prevent numeric type-conversion errors.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect numeric conversion defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes type-safety and conversion checks that reduce numeric truncation risks.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate safe numeric handling and range validation.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles promote strong typing and safe conversion practices.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly address correct numeric type conversions and overflow checks.

References