CVE detail
CVE-2023-21768
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 fixed 97 flaws and an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 addressed a total of 98 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; .NET Core and Visual Studio Code, 3D Builder, Azure Service Fabric Container, Windows BitLocker, Windows […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 11, 2023, 8:05 AM
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