CVE-2023-29343

SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 9, 2023 at 05:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows Sysmon

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

SysInternals Sysmon for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 14.161.0 ≤ v < 14.161.0
Affected range stops below 14.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59NVD-CWE-noinfo

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