CVE-2023-21746
HighPublished
Windows NTLM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Jan 10, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 1, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
7.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.5%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 84.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Windows NTLM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
2Proof-of-concept exploit for Windows local privilege escalation (CVE-2023-21746) abusing NTLM local authentication to gain SYSTEM privileges via SMB share access and DLL hijacking.
- PEREDBOEMPATAT-BOFExploit
LocalPotato NTLM reflection exploit (CVE-2023-21746) as a Cobalt Strike Beacon Object File
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