CVE-2023-36427
Published: 14 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-36427 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows Hyper-V contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-36427. The flaw affects the Hyper-V hypervisor component in supported Windows systems and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.0, reflecting local attack vector, high attack complexity, low required privileges, and no user interaction.
A local attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue to obtain higher privileges on the host, potentially resulting in full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The high complexity rating indicates that successful exploitation requires specific conditions or additional steps beyond simple access.
Microsoft has published guidance for the vulnerability through its Security Response Center at the listed advisory URLs. The current EPSS score of 0.1050 matches its recorded peak, indicating no material increase in observed exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-40392
Vulnerability details
Windows Hyper-V Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.