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Status published
High
CVE-2023-21755
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows 10 Version 20H2, Windows 11 version 21H2, Windows 10 Version 21H2, Windows 11 version 22H2, Windows 10 Version 22H2
Vulnerable Versions:
10.0.17763.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.19043.0, 10.0.22621.0, 10.0.19045.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 10th, 2023
Last Modified:
January 1st, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C