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CVE-2023-35841 Detail

Description

Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control in Phoenix WinFlash Driver on Windows allows Privilege Escalation which allows for modification of system firmware.This issue affects WinFlash Driver: before 4.5.0.0.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2023/10/hunting-vulnerable-kernel-drivers.html
https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU93886750/index.html
https://www.phoenix.com/security-notifications/cve-2023-35841/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-782 Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control Phoenix Technologies, Inc.  
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Phoenix Technologies, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-35841
NVD Published Date:
05/14/2024
NVD Last Modified:
05/14/2024
Source:
Phoenix Technologies, Inc.