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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2023-28270 json

Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

published 2023-04-11 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31977

cvss
6.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Patch / fix

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.4252
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.4252
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.4252
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.1668
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 10.0.19042.2846
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 10.0.22000.1817
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.2846
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 10.0.22621.1555
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.2846

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.