What is CVE-2023-23459?

CVE-2023-23459 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-23459?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2023-23459

Priority Windows may allow Command Execution via SQL Injection using an unspecified method.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2023-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Priority For Windows — versions all versions
Priority-Software Priority

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.gov.il/en/Departments/faq/cve_advisories (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23459?: CVE-2023-23459 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2023-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-23459?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.