CVE-2023-23402

25

FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-23402 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Media. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system if a user is tricked into opening a malicious file. While there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community. This vulnerability was addressed as part of Microsoft's March 2023 Patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		< 10.0.10240.19805CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507::::::::
		< 10.0.14393.5786CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607::::::::
		< 10.0.17763.4131CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809::::::::
		< 10.0.19042.2728CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2::::::::
		< 10.0.19044.2728CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2::::::::

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

5.9

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.60%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

45.0%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-25

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0060 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (34)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4131

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4131

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.4131

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.4131

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.4131

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1607

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1607

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1602

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1602

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19042.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.1696

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.1696

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.1413

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.1413

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.2728

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19805

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.10240.19805

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.5786

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.5786

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5786

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5786

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.26415

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.1.7601.26415

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24168

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.24168

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20865

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20865

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2023-Mar/CVE-2023-23402Important

Windows Media Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23402

PatchVendor Advisory