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CVE-2023-35359

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-35359 is a Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft products. It carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a local attacker with low privileges could achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While there is no known public exploit code or active exploitation (KEV list), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.10240.20107CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.14393.6167CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.17763.4737CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19044.3324CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19045.3324CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1100 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (36)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4737
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4737
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4737
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.4737
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.4737
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1906
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1906
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1903
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1903
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.2295
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.2295
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.3324
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.3324
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.3324
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2134
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2134
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3324
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3324
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3324
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.20107
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.20107
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.6167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.6167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.6167
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.22216
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.22216
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.22216
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.22216
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.26664
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.1.7601.26664
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24414
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24414
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.21503
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.21503
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2023-Aug/CVE-2023-35359Important

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Aug 8, 2023

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/174528/Microsoft-Windows-Privilege-Escalation.html
msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35359
PatchVendor Advisory