CVE-2023-21768
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
14
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Controlador de función auxiliar de Windows para la vulnerabilidad de elevación de privilegios de WinSock
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2022-12-13 CVE Reserved
- 2023-01-10 CVE Published
- 2023-03-22 First Exploit
- 2024-12-25 EPSS Updated
- 2025-01-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/171606 | 2023-03-30 | |
| https://github.com/zoemurmure/CVE-2023-21768-AFD-for-WinSock-EoP-exploit | 2023-04-21 | |
| https://github.com/Malwareman007/CVE-2023-21768 | 2023-08-27 | |
| https://github.com/3yujw7njai/CVE-2023-21768-POC | 2023-03-22 | |
| https://github.com/xboxoneresearch/CVE-2023-21768-dotnet | 2024-08-13 | |
| https://github.com/h1bAna/CVE-2023-21768 | 2023-04-05 | |
| https://github.com/Ha0-Y/CVE-2023-21768 | 2024-04-07 | |
| https://github.com/chompie1337/Windows_LPE_AFD_CVE-2023-21768 | 2024-11-29 | |
| https://github.com/cl4ym0re/cve-2023-21768-compiled | 2024-10-24 | |
| https://github.com/SamuelTulach/nullmap | 2024-11-30 | |
| https://github.com/HKxiaoli/Windows_AFD_LPE_CVE-2023-21768 | 2024-04-12 | |
| https://github.com/Rosayxy/Recreate-cve-2023-21768 | 2023-10-02 | |
| https://github.com/ldrx30/CVE-2023-21768 | 2024-04-07 | |
| https://github.com/IlanDudnik/CVE-2023-21768 | 2025-01-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21768 | 2024-05-29 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" | 21h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" and version "21h2" | arm64 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" | 21h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" and version "21h2" | x64 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" | 22h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" and version "22h2" | arm64 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" | 22h2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 11" and version "22h2" | x64 |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Server 2022 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2022" | - | - |
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