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CVE-2023-28252

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 HIGHEPSS 49.0%● KEVCWE-122
In short

A flaw in Windows' logging system allows someone to run programs with higher privileges than they should have. An attacker with basic user access could gain administrative control of the computer.

Technical detail

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the Common Log File System (CLFS) driver allows local privilege escalation via improper input validation. Requires user-level access and interaction with the CLFS API; successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 22H2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2019Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft · Windows Server 2022
public PoCs found — 7
githubgithub.com/fortra/CVE-2023-28252★ 179githubgithub.com/duck-sec/CVE-2023-28252-Compiled-exe★ 55githubgithub.com/byt3n33dl3/CLFS★ 6githubgithub.com/Danasuley/CVE-2023-28252-★ 0githubgithub.com/726232111/CVE-2023-28252★ 0githubgithub.com/Vulmatch/CVE-2023-28252★ 0cve_referencepacketstormsecurity.com/files/174668/Windows-Common-Log-File-System-Driver-clfs.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlunverified
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References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174668/Windows-Common-Log-File-System-Driver-clfs.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28252