{"id":"CVE-2023-28293","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-28293","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:49:31.621Z","title":"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","description":"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","published":"2023-04-11T21:15:27.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:47:21.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-191"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1607","microsoft/windows 10 1809","microsoft/windows 10 20h2","microsoft/windows 10 21h2","microsoft/windows 10 22h2","microsoft/windows 11 21h2","microsoft/windows 11 22h2","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016","microsoft/windows server 2019","microsoft/windows server 2022"],"epss":{"score":0.02866,"percentile":0.86682,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2023-06-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":51544,"kind":"exploit","title":"Windows 11 22h2 - Kernel Privilege Elevation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51544","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/51544.c","file":"exploits/windows/local/51544.c","published":"2023-06-26","added":"2023-06-26","updated":"2023-06-26","author":"Amirhossein Bahramizadeh","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2023-28293"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28293","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173135/Microsoft-Windows-11-22h2-Kernel-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28293","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28293","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}