CVE-2023-35378

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 28.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-08-08 17:08Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-10 15:11Z25 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2023-06-14

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

21eac45b7f5812fcb4037d59e73dffe4c1b2d41fdf1f55abaf910f9cdebe7b65

• msrc.microsoft.comWindows Projected File System Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-35378vendor-advisorypatch