Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-23401

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2

Published
14 March 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
View advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
Click a component to see what it means
Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0060 46th percentile
Risk Priority 59 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-23401 is a high-severity Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types (CWE-681) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows Media Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-681NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
attack.mitre.org →
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-24884Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-29346Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-23388Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-26162Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-28250Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-28275Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-21690Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-23415Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-21708Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-28272Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.19805
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.5786
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.4131
microsoft
windows 10 20h2
≤ 10.0.19042.2728
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.2728
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.2728
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.1696
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22000.1413
microsoft
windows server 2008
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
+3 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require code reviews, static analysis, and developer training that catch and prevent numeric type-conversion errors.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect numeric conversion defects before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes type-safety and conversion checks that reduce numeric truncation risks.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate safe numeric handling and range validation.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles promote strong typing and safe conversion practices.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly address correct numeric type conversions and overflow checks.

References