Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows 10 1607
CVE-2023-21554
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.955 (99.9th percentile), scored .
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.955 · newest: 0.955 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607
- Microsoft Windows 10 1809
- Microsoft Windows 10 20h2
- Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
- Microsoft Windows 10 22h2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.10240.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.14393.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.17763.0, 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20h2 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h2 — versions 10.0.19043.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- zoemurmure/CVE-2023-21554-PoC
- 3tternp/CVE-2023-21554
- leongxudong/MSMQ-Vulnerability
- shootweb/CVE-2023-21554
- TheArtist54/CVE-2023-21554-PoC
- Rahul-Thakur7/CVE-2023-21554
- rapid7/metasploit-framework
- Shourya-Sharma27/Task-3---29-05-2025
- T-RN-R/PatchDiffWednesday
- Vikashupadhyay01/VulneraSim-Modular-Cyber-Range-for-CVE-Based-Ethical-Hacking-Defense
References
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21554 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-21554?
- CVE-2023-21554 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-21554?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-21554 known to be exploited?
- 26 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.