CVE-2023-24938Network attack vector

Authenticated system crash via CryptoAPI null dereference

Published Jun 13, 2023 · Updated Jan 1, 2025

Denial of service in Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI allows remote authenticated users to crash an affected system through network input. Microsoft identifies a NULL pointer dereference in CryptoAPI but has not disclosed the affected function, input format, or dereference path. Exploitation requires low-privileged authentication and no user interaction; the bounded impact is a system crash without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.98%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Microsoft Windows CryptoAPI allows remote authenticated users to crash an affected system through network input. Microsoft identifies a NULL pointer dereference in CryptoAPI but has not disclosed the affected function, input format, or dereference path. Exploitation requires low-privileged authentication and no user interaction; the bounded impact is a system crash without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24938
Published
Jun 13, 2023
Updated
Jan 1, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-476, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 1, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4499

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4499
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.2057
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.3086
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.3086
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4499
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.1848
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1787
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.4499; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4499

Published CVSS scores

6.5MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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