CVE-2023-35841

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  3. CVE-2023-35841
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.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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

No configuration.

History

28 Jul 2025, 21:15

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References
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Summary (en) 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. (en) 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.
Information

Published : 2024-05-14 16:15

Updated : 2025-07-28 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-35841

Mitre link : CVE-2023-35841

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-35841

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-782

Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control