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CVE-2023-29336

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 41.19%: +0.21

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

www.gendigital.com
Press · 10 Aug 2023, 07:00 · Avast Q2/2023 threat report - www.gendigital.com
Flashpoint.io
Press · 14 Jun 2023, 07:00 · Tracking Patch Tuesday Vulnerabilities - Flashpoint.io
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 09 Jun 2023, 07:00 · Security Experts Highlight Exploit for Patched Windows Flaw - Infosecurity Magazine
BleepingComputer
Press · 08 Jun 2023, 07:00 · PoC released for Windows Win32k bug exploited in attacks - BleepingComputer
Qualys
Press · 16 May 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, May 2023 Security Update Review - Qualys
See all 9 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 12 May 2023, 07:00 · CISA warns of critical Ruckus bug used to infect Wi-Fi access points - BleepingComputer
Cisco Talos Blog
Press · 11 May 2023, 07:00 · Threat Source newsletter (May 11, 2023) — So much for that ransomware decline - Cisco Talos Blog
CrowdStrike
Press · 09 May 2023, 07:00 · May 2023 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis - CrowdStrike
BleepingComputer
Press · 09 May 2023, 07:00 · Microsoft May 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 3 zero-days, 38 flaws - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 41.2%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:52.927189+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
09 May 2023, 00:00
First press mention
09 May 2023, 07:00
Published
09 May 2023, 17:03
Latest press mention
10 Aug 2023, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories