Security Resilience

CVE-2023-32008

Memory Safety in Microsoft Windows 10 1809 ≤ 10.0.17763.4499

Memory Safety
Published
14 June 2023
Modified
08 April 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0072 53th percentile
Risk Priority 58 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-2023-32008 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1809. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 47% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Windows Resilient File System (ReFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE(s)
CWE-476NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.
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 →
T1011 Exfiltration Over Other Network Medium Exfiltration
Adversaries may attempt to exfiltrate data over a different network medium than the command and control channel.
attack.mitre.org →
T1012 Query Registry Discovery
Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software.
attack.mitre.org →
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2024-21356Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2024-38145Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1507
CVE-2023-24938Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1809
CVE-2023-36603Same product: Microsoft Windows 10 1809

Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1507
≤ 10.0.10240.19983 · ≤ 10.0.10240.19983
microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.5989 · ≤ 10.0.14393.5989
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.4499 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4499 · ≤ 10.0.17763.4499
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.3086
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.3087
microsoft
windows 11 21h2
≤ 10.0.22000.2057
microsoft
windows 11 22h2
≤ 10.0.22621.1848
microsoft
windows server 2016
≤ 10.0.14393.5989
microsoft
windows server 2019
≤ 10.0.17763.4499
microsoft
windows server 2022
≤ 10.0.20348.1787

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.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.

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

References