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CVE-2023-29336

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation up to SYSTEM privileges.
Published: May 9, 2023  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Win32K Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation up to SYSTEM privileges.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level on affected Windows systems. This critical flaw poses significant risk to organizations running vulnerable Windows versions without patches.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة في مكون Win32k بنظام Windows تسمح بتصعيد الامتيازات دون تفويض من مستخدم عادي إلى مستوى SYSTEM. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على أنظمة Windows المختلفة وتتطلب تطبيق التصحيحات الأمنية بشكل عاجل.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

يحتوي Microsoft Win32k على ثغرة غير محددة تسمح للمهاجمين بتصعيد الامتيازات إلى مستوى SYSTEM على أنظمة Windows المتأثرة. يشكل هذا الخلل الحرج مخاطر كبيرة على المنظمات التي تشغل إصدارات Windows غير المصححة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 22, 2026 13:37
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security patches immediately for affected Windows versions. Implement principle of least privilege, restrict user account control settings, monitor process execution for suspicious Win32k API calls, and maintain updated endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تصحيحات أمان Microsoft فوراً للإصدارات المتأثرة من Windows. تطبيق مبدأ الامتيازات الأقل، تقييد إعدادات التحكم في حساب المستخدم، مراقبة تنفيذ العمليات للاستدعاءات المريبة لـ Win32k API، والحفاظ على حلول الكشف والاستجابة المحدثة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
2.1 2.2 3.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.PT-3 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Win32k
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS79.46%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2023-05-30
Published 2023-05-09
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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