# CVE-2023-38167: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> Attackers can elevate privileges in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, requiring administrators to apply vendor patches.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9j64-pxww-55vc

## What is CVE-2023-38167?

CVE-2023-38167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Release Wave 1, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38167?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Release Wave 1

- [CVE-2024-38225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38225/): Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-35249](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-35249/): Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-41127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41127/): Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (On Premises) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-43460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43460/): Dynamics 365 Business Central Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-21380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21380/): Microsoft Dynamics Business Central/NAV Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38167 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38167 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Release Wave 1, published on 8 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Release Wave 1. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38167/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38167/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38167
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38167
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38167

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38167/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.