CVE-2023-38150 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38150 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-38150 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, published on 12 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38150 exists.
Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11 21h2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38150/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38150/index.md)
An integer overflow in the Windows Kernel allows attackers to escalate privileges on affected 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-2023-38150?
CVE-2023-38150 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, published on 12 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38150?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11 21h2, Microsoft Windows 11 22h2.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-38150 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38150 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11 21h2
- CVE-2024-38080 Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-23392 HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43533 Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38259 Microsoft Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-38146 Windows Themes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j347-mq9x-whxh.