CVE-2023-21768
HighPublished
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock 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:H65.4%
High · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.3%
- Model date
- Oct 19, 2026
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Summary
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1
1 Module
modules/exploits/windows/local/cve_2023_21768_afd_lpe.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/local/cve_2023_21768_afd_lpe.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_windows/local/cve_2023_21768_afd_lpe.check)
- cve-2023-21768-compiledExploit
Compiled exploit for CVE-2023-21768, a Windows Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability targeting AFD.sys driver. Tested on Windows 22H2 build 22621.963.
- CVE-2023-21768Exploit
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