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CVE-2023-21695:
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Overview
Microsoft Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21695) was disclosed on February 14, 2023. This vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server editions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) by NIST with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Microsoft assessed it with a score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability across multiple affected Windows versions, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Windows Server editions. These updates are available through the standard Windows Update mechanism (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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