Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-28252
Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Dr - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 27, 2024, 7:31 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-28252 has a 16 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-28252 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2008
2 Microsoft windows_server_2012
3 Microsoft windows_server_2016
4 Microsoft windows_server_2019
5 Microsoft windows_10_1607
6 Microsoft windows_10_1809
7 Microsoft windows_10_20h2
8 Microsoft windows_10_21h2
9 Microsoft windows_10_22h2
10 Microsoft windows_server_2022
11 Microsoft windows_11_21h2
12 Microsoft windows_11_22h2
13 Microsoft windows_10_1507
14 Microsoft windows_server_2012_r2
15 Microsoft windows_server_2008_r2
16 Microsoft windows_server_2008_sp2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-28252.

URL Resource
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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

C++ C

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
10 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : July 18, 2024, 7:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

The TL;DR for the learnings of Windows Vulnerability CVE-2023-28252

Updated: 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 16, 2024, 12:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Latest CVEs with their Proof of Concept exploits.

Python

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
5 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2024, 11:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 78 different CVEs too.

it's a CVE-2023-28252 ( patched ), but feel free to use it for check any outdated software or reseach

C++ C

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2024, 4:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A modification to fortra's CVE-2023-28252 exploit, compiled to exe

C++ C

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
51 stars 11 fork 11 watcher
Born at : Jan. 22, 2024, 10:38 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

A wildly opinionated Python 3 library for working with the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog

Python Makefile

Updated: 5 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 9, 2024, 5:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

My bin folder, tools I created as FOSS

Python Shell PowerShell

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 2, 2024, 12:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

The repo contains a precompiled binary which can be run on a Windows machine vulnerable to CVE-2023-28252

Updated: 5 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 1, 2024, 3:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Обнаружение эксплойта CVE-2023-28252

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2023, 7:46 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

C C++

Updated: 11 months, 4 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 2, 2023, 10:14 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

C++ C

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
171 stars 45 fork 45 watcher
Born at : June 27, 2023, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 435 different CVEs too.

None

Shell

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2023, 1:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 265 different CVEs too.

My HTB Writeups

HTML PHP Python C ASP.NET Shell C# PowerShell Batchfile Java

Updated: 10 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2022, 2:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-28252 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cyber Security News
20,275 VMware ESXi Vulnerable Instances Exposed, Microsoft Warns of Massive Exploitation

Microsoft has issued a significant security alert regarding a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors, which ransomware operators have actively exploited. According to the Shadowserver Foundation, th ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 31, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • The Hacker News
VMware ESXi Flaw Exploited by Ransomware Groups for Admin Access

A recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors has been actively exploited by "several" ransomware groups to gain elevated permissions and deploy file-encrypting malware. The attac ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 30, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Cyber Security News
Ransomware Gangs Exploiting VMware ESXi Auth Bypass Flaw for Mass Attacks

Microsoft researchers have found a critical vulnerability in VMware’s ESXi hypervisors. Ransomware operators are using this problem to attack systems. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-37085, allows threat ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 30, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • The Cyber Express
Ransomware Actors Exploit VMware ESXi Hypervisor Bug: Microsoft

Microsoft researchers have observed multiple ransomware operators exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in ESXi hypervisors to gain full administrative control over domain-joined ESXi servers. T ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 29, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Ars Technica
Hackers exploit VMware vulnerability that gives them hypervisor admin

AUTHENTICATION NOT REQUIRED — Create new group called "ESX Admins" and ESXi automatically gives it admin rights. Getty Images Microsoft is urging users of VMware’s ESXi hypervisor to take immediate ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 29, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
  • Google Cloud
Ransomware Rebounds: Extortion Threat Surges in 2023, Attackers Rely on Publicly Available and Legitimate Tools

Written by: Bavi Sadayappan, Zach Riddle, Jordan Nuce, Joshua Shilko, Jeremy Kennelly A version of this blog post was published to the Mandiant Advantage portal on April 18, 2024. Executive Summary In ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 03, 2024 (5 months, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28252 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174668/Windows-Common-Log-File-System-Driver-clfs.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174668/Windows-Common-Log-File-System-Driver-clfs.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Microsoft Corporation CWE-122
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174668/Windows-Common-Log-File-System-Driver-clfs.sys-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252 No Types Assigned https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28252 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.10240.19869 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.14393.5850 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.17763.4252 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19042.2846 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19044.2846 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.19045.2846 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22000.1817 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.22621.1555 *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-28252 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-28252 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.38 }} -0.25%

score

0.86720

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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