Privilege escalation via Bluetooth A2DP integer underflow
Published Aug 8, 2023 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
Integer underflow in the Microsoft Windows Bluetooth A2DP driver allows physically proximate attackers to elevate privileges after user interaction. Microsoft identifies CWE-191 in the A2DP driver but has not disclosed the affected calculation or how crafted Bluetooth input reaches it. An attacker must be within Bluetooth range and induce a user to interact; successful exploitation crosses a security boundary and grants elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
Integer underflow in the Microsoft Windows Bluetooth A2DP driver allows physically proximate attackers to elevate privileges after user interaction. Microsoft identifies CWE-191 in the A2DP driver but has not disclosed the affected calculation or how crafted Bluetooth input reaches it. An attacker must be within Bluetooth range and induce a user to interact; successful exploitation crosses a security boundary and grants elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-35387
- Published
- Aug 8, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-191, T1068
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20107
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