CVE-2023-29343

SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published May 9, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Windows Sysmon

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0`	affected	< 14.16

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_sysmon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.761% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-29343

History

Jan 1, 2025 2:15 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Jan 1, 2025 1:45 AM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_sysmon:14.16:::::::*

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Sysmon

Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jul 10, 2025, 4:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: May 9, 2023, 5:03 PM
Updated: Jul 10, 2025, 4:39 PM
Reserved: Apr 4, 2023, 10:34 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:07 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:07 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM

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