HIGH 7.8 Microsoft PoC

CVE-2023-21768

Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft Security Update 2023-Jan: Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Published: 2023-01-10 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-04
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2023-01-10 via Microsoft. 🚨 A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on GitHub. EPSS score: 65.4% (top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation probability). Affected: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems and 3 more.
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