CVE-2023-24898
Published: 09 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-24898 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2022. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-24898 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Windows SMB component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 with a network attack vector, low complexity, and no requirements for authentication or user interaction, resulting in high impact to availability while leaving confidentiality and integrity unaffected.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can send specially crafted network traffic to a vulnerable Windows system and trigger the flaw in SMB, causing the service to stop responding and producing a denial-of-service condition.
Microsoft has published guidance for the issue in its Security Response Center advisory, which includes details on available patches and mitigation steps for supported Windows versions. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0611 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28886
Vulnerability details
Windows SMB Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.