CVE-2023-24941
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-24941 is a Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability that was disclosed on May 9, 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows Server, including Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, and 2022 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited over the network, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges or user interaction, and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Rapid7).

Impact

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise 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. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5026411 for Windows Server 2012, KB5026409 for Server 2012 R2, KB5026363 for Server 2016, KB5026362 for Server 2019, and KB5026370 for Server 2022 (Rapid7).

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