Local elevation of privilege via undisclosed ALPC flaw
Published Apr 11, 2023 · Updated Jan 23, 2025
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows ALPC allows local users with low privileges to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected systems. Microsoft has not disclosed the faulty ALPC operation or how attacker-controlled input reaches it. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and high-complexity conditions, but success grants complete control of the affected system.
Summary
What happened
Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Windows ALPC allows local users with low privileges to gain SYSTEM-level access on affected systems. Microsoft has not disclosed the faulty ALPC operation or how attacker-controlled input reaches it. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and high-complexity conditions, but success grants complete control of the affected system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-28216
- Published
- Apr 11, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19869
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