CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-28252
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
- Added to KEV
- 2023-04-11
- Remediation due
- 2023-05-02
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28252
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-04-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-122, CWE-787
Description
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1507 (< 10.0.10240.19869)
• microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.5850)
• microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.4252)
• microsoft windows 10 20h2 (< 10.0.19042.2846)
• microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.2846)
• microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.2846)
• microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.1817)
• microsoft windows 11 22h2 (< 10.0.22621.1555)
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows server 2016
• microsoft windows server 2019
• microsoft windows server 2022
Related
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174668/Windows-Common-Log-File-System-Driver-clfs.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28252 US Government Resource