Local information disclosure via uninitialized resource
Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Oct 8, 2025
Use of an uninitialized resource in Microsoft Windows NTFS allows local users to disclose information through local filesystem access. Microsoft identifies CWE-908 but has not disclosed the NTFS locus, which resource remains uninitialized, or how its contents reach the caller. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and no user interaction; the published impact is confined to confidentiality.
Summary
What happened
Use of an uninitialized resource in Microsoft Windows NTFS allows local users to disclose information through local filesystem access. Microsoft identifies CWE-908 but has not disclosed the NTFS locus, which resource remains uninitialized, or how its contents reach the caller. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and no user interaction; the published impact is confined to confidentiality.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-36398
- Published
- Nov 14, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- CWE-908, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.20308
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