CVE-2023-28234
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Windows Secure Channel Denial of Service Vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-28234, was disclosed on April 11, 2023. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows, including Windows 11 21H2 and 22H2, as well as Windows Server 2022 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating it is a network-accessible vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability can result in a denial of service condition affecting the Windows Secure Channel component (Microsoft Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available for affected versions including Windows 11 versions up to 10.0.22000.1817 (21H2) and 10.0.22621.1555 (22H2), as well as Windows Server 2022 (NVD).

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