CVE-2023-35356Public exploit

SYSTEM privilege escalation via predefined registry keys

Published Jul 11, 2023 · Updated Jan 1, 2025

Type confusion in the Windows kernel in affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. The Configuration Manager accesses predefined-handle registry keys through differencing hives as incompatible key objects, enabling an arbitrary kernel read. A low-privileged local account must execute code on the host; no network-only path or user interaction is reported.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Type confusion in the Windows kernel in affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server releases allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges. The Configuration Manager accesses predefined-handle registry keys through differencing hives as incompatible key objects, enabling an arbitrary kernel read. A low-privileged local account must execute code on the host; no network-only path or user interaction is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-35356
Published
Jul 11, 2023
Updated
Jan 1, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-843, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4645

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4645
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.6085
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.2176
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.3208
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.6085
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.3208
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4645
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.1992
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.6085
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1850
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.4645; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4645

Published CVSS scores

7.8Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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