Headline
CVE-2023-23416: Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
For successful exploitation, a malicious certificate needs to be imported on an affected system. An attacker could upload a certificate to a service that processes or imports certificates, or an attacker could convince an authenticated user to import a certificate on their system.
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Description
Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
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- MISC:Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- URL:https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23416
Assigning CNA
Microsoft Corporation
Date Record Created
20230111
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Assigned (20230111)
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Windows Cryptographic Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability