CVE-2023-29343 SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Sysmon to achieve elevation of privilege on 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-2023-29343?
CVE-2023-29343 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Sysmon, published on 9 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29343?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Sysmon.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29343?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29343 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-29343 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29343 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Sysmon
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr6r-4cxq-66mg.