CVE-2023-21768 | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2023-01-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-21768 is rated Moderate Risk (64.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 74.42%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21768

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-11 75.80% 74.42% -1.38%
2 2026-05-10 76.83% 75.80% -1.03%
3 2026-04-28 — 76.83% —

Full EPSS history (39 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-21768

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-21768

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21768

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_11 21h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11 21h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:21h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_11 22h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11 22h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11:22h2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-21768

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