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CVE-2023-21551

CVE-2023-21551 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Microsoft Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Reported by microsoft · Published January 10, 2023

Microsoft Cryptographic Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft10.0.19045.2486

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 20H210.0.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H210.0.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19043.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0
microsoftwindows_10_180910.0.17763.0, 10.0.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0
microsoftwindows_10_20H210.0.0
microsoftwindows_11_21H210.0.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0
microsoftwindows_10_21H210.0.19043.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0
microsoftwindows_10_22H210.0.19045.0
microsoftwindows_server_202210.0.20348.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0, 10.0.0

…and 7 more

Timeline

  • Jan 10, 2023 CVE Published
  • Jan 11, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jan 11, 2023 PoC Published
  • Jan 1, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory (7 in total, the first dated here)
  • May 20, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2023-21551
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2023-21551

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2023-21551/fixes/registry"

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