{"id":"CVE-2023-29336","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-29336","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T11:46:16.893Z","title":"Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","published":"2023-05-09T18:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:49:50.000Z","status":"Analyzed","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-416"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1507","microsoft/windows 10 1607","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016"],"epss":{"score":0.41185,"percentile":0.98664,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-05-09","dueDate":"2023-05-30","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29336"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2025-05-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":52301,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - Win32k Elevation of Privilege","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52301","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/52301.c","file":"exploits/windows/local/52301.c","published":"2025-05-25","added":"2025-05-25","updated":"2025-05-25","author":"Milad karimi","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2023-29336"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 30 May 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29336","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52301","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-29336","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29336","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."}