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CVE-2023-38148

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-38148 is a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 10, 11, and Server 2022 via the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it allows unauthenticated attackers on an adjacent network to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog, its high EPSS score and significant media coverage suggest a strong potential for future exploitation. There are no public exploit modules or proof-of-concept codes available, but the vulnerability has garnered substantial community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.19044.3448CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.19045.3448CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.22000.2416CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.0.20348.1960CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0818 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 1,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1970
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1970
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1964
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.1964
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.2416
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22000.2416
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.3448
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.3448
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.3448
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2283
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22621.2283
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3448
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3448
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.3448
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2023-Sep/CVE-2023-38148Critical

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Sep 12, 2023

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38148
PatchVendor Advisory