Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2023-24887 is a high-severity Wrap or Wraparound (CWE-191) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSASS Memory (T1003.001); ranked in the top 24% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2023-24887 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver. It received a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-191. The flaw was published on 11 April 2023 and permits an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected Windows systems that use these printer drivers.
An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over a network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system, enabling complete compromise of the affected host.
Microsoft publishes mitigation and patch information for this vulnerability in its Security Response Center update guide at the referenced URL. The current EPSS score of 0.1177, with a peak of 0.1196, reflects moderate exploitation probability without evidence of a sharp post-disclosure rise.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28877
Vulnerability Data
Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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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.
Vulnerability scanning and code analysis can surface underflow flaws after they are introduced.
Routine patching can remediate known underflow bugs once they are discovered in deployed software.
Secure SDLC practices directly prevent integer underflow defects via input validation, bounds checking, and static analysis.
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.