CVE-2023-28218HighCVSS 7.0

Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
April 11, 2023
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2023-28218 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

🎯 Affected products35

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • +5 more not shown

✅ Remediation

KB5025229 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.4252 KB5025230 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.1668 KB5025221 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.2846 KB5025224 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.1817 KB5025221 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.2846 KB5025239 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22621.1555 KB5025221 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.2846 KB5025234 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.10240.19869 KB5025228 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.14393.5850 KB5025271 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22015 KB5025273 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.0.6003.22015 KB5025279 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26466 KB5025277 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.1.7601.26466 KB5025287 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24216 KB5025272 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.2.9200.24216 KB5025285 (Monthly Rollup) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20919 KB5025288 (Security Only) — fixed build 6.3.9600.20919

🔗 References (25)