CVE-2023-28273 Windows Clip Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
A race condition in the Windows Clip Service allows an attacker to escalate privileges on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28273?
CVE-2023-28273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, published on 11 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Clip Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28273?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 20h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2, Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-29360 Microsoft Streaming Service Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-983h-w38c-cwjw.