CVE-2023-28229 — Microsoft Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2023-28229: Microsoft Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | Microsoft |
| Product | Windows CNG Key Isolation Service |
| Date added | 2023-10-04 |
| Due date | 2023-10-25 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
Microsoft Windows Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) Key Isolation Service contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain specific limited SYSTEM privileges.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28229; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28229
Weakness behind it
CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-591. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28229
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
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