CVE-2023-24926
Published: 11 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-24926 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2023-24926 is a remote code execution flaw affecting the Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 and is associated with CWE-122, indicating a heap-based buffer overflow condition in the driver components responsible for processing these print languages.
An attacker with low privileges can exploit the issue over a network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, achieving full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft's advisory at msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24926 recommends applying the vendor-supplied security updates to the affected printer drivers as the primary mitigation.
The associated EPSS score has remained near 0.11 with no material upward trajectory after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-28914
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.