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CVE-2023-38142

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

How to fix

Remediation Available
Windows 10Windows
Install:KB5030220Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607Windows
Install:KB5030213Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1809Windows
Install:KB5030214Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows
Install:KB5030211Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows
Install:KB5030211Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 22H2Windows
Install:KB5030219Microsoft
Windows 11 version 21H2Windows
Install:KB5030217Microsoft
Windows Server 2008Windows
Install:KB5030286Microsoft
Install:KB5030271Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2Windows
Install:KB5030261Microsoft
Install:KB5030265Microsoft
Windows Server 2012Windows
Install:KB5030279Microsoft
Install:KB5030278Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5030278Microsoft
Install:KB5030279Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2Windows
Install:KB5030269Microsoft
Install:KB5030287Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5030269Microsoft
Install:KB5030287Microsoft
Windows Server 2016Windows
Install:KB5030213Microsoft
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5030213Microsoft
Windows Server 2019Windows
Install:KB5030214Microsoft
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5030214Microsoft
Windows Server 2022Windows
Install:KB5030325Microsoft
Install:KB5030216Microsoft
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5030325Microsoft
Install:KB5030216Microsoft

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-16040Medium6.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11477High7.599%-Fix
CVE-2023-44443High7.894%-Fix
CVE-2014-0569High9.390%--
CVE-2017-3599High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2023-21716Critical9.882%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-08.