CVE-2023-21700Network attack vector

Service crash via NULL pointer dereference

Published Feb 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 19, 2026

NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows iSCSI Discovery Service allows remote attackers to crash the service via network traffic. Microsoft identifies the weakness but has not published the affected routine, protocol field, or malformed-input path that triggers it. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation interrupts iSCSI discovery without affecting confidentiality or integrity.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in Microsoft Windows iSCSI Discovery Service allows remote attackers to crash the service via network traffic. Microsoft identifies the weakness but has not published the affected routine, protocol field, or malformed-input path that triggers it. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation interrupts iSCSI discovery without affecting confidentiality or integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21700
Published
Feb 14, 2023
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19747

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19747
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4010
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5717
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22621.1574
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24116
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24116
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.2604
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5717
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26366
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.2604
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26366
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.2604
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20821
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4010
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.1265
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5717
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21915
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1547
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.4010; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4010
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20821
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.21915

Published CVSS scores

7.5Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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