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CVE-2023-36036: Microsoft Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2023-36036 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-11-14

Technologies: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows 10. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

The Microsoft Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability caused by a heap-based buffer overflow (out-of-bounds write). Successful exploitation allows a local attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 1507, 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2, 23H2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2

Timeline

  • 2023-11-14: disclosed
  • 2023-11-14: patched
  • 2023-11-14: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2023-11-14: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.

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