CVE-2023-24909

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows 10 1607 ≤ 10.0.14393.5786

Memory Safety

Published

14 March 2023

Modified

21 November 2024

Patch / advisory

View advisory

CVSS Score v3.1 8.8

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Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.013 70th percentile

Risk Priority 74 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

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, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSA Secrets (T1003.004); ranked in the top 30% 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-2023-24909 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 Data

Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s): CWE-190 NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access

Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.

attack.mitre.org →

T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth

Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.

attack.mitre.org →

T1008 Fallback Channels Command And Control

Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft

windows 10 1607

≤ 10.0.14393.5786 · ≤ 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 2012

all versions, r2

microsoft

windows server 2016

all versions

microsoft

windows server 2019

all versions

+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent

Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect

Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden

Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate

Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

V5.2.6

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 partial match

blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

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.5.14 Information transfer partial match

removes

A.5.15 Access control partial match

removes

A.5.16 Identity management partial match

removes

A.5.17 Authentication information partial match

removes

A.5.18 Access rights partial match

removes

A.8.10 Information deletion partial match

removes