CVE-2023-21695 Microsoft Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft PEAP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21695?
CVE-2023-21695 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21695?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809, Microsoft Windows 10 20h2, Microsoft Windows 10 21h2, Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21695?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-21695 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21695 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-869x-6wgw-grqg.