What is CVE-2023-4601?

CVE-2023-4601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-4601?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2023-4601

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in NI System Configuration that could result in information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires that an attacker can provide a specially crafted response. This affects NI System Configuration 2023 Q3 and all previous versions.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-10-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

www.ni.com/en/support/documentation/supplemental/23/stack-based-buffer-overflow… (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4601?: CVE-2023-4601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-4601?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.