CVE-2023-21777 | Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 2023-02-14 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-21777 is rated Moderate Risk (43.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21777

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 2026-06-15 0.50% 0.35% -0.15%
2 2026-02-28 0.68% 0.50% -0.18%
3 2026-02-25 0.68%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-21777

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L 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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.0 6.0 [email protected]
8.7 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L 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:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.0 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-21777

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21777

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft azure_app_service_on_azure_stack cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_app_service_on_azure_stack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-21777

URL Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21777 Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence