CVE-2023-24909
Published: 14 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-24909 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-24909 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Drivers. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-190, indicating an integer overflow condition that can be triggered over the network.
An attacker with low privileges and network access can exploit the flaw without user interaction, resulting in arbitrary code execution that grants full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft’s security advisory for CVE-2023-24909 directs administrators to install the patches released in the March 2023 update cycle to address the issue.
The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1406 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28897
Vulnerability details
Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution 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.