Windows Clip Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2023-04-11 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31980

cvss: 7.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 12 links 1

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
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.5850

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28273 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-07-19)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA	3.1	7.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/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
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-591 Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28273
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-28273
NVD CVE-2023-28273

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Summary