CVE-2023-28298

Local system crash via undisclosed kernel flaw

Published Apr 11, 2023 · Updated Jan 23, 2025

Denial of service in the Microsoft Windows Kernel allows local users to crash affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems. Microsoft has not published the faulty kernel routine, input, or operation that triggers the crash. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and no user interaction; the documented consequence is a system crash without confidentiality or integrity impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.57%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in the Microsoft Windows Kernel allows local users to crash affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems. Microsoft has not published the faulty kernel routine, input, or operation that triggers the crash. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access and no user interaction; the documented consequence is a system crash without confidentiality or integrity impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28298
Published
Apr 11, 2023
Updated
Jan 23, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows 10 Version 1507
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 23, 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=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19869

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1507version=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19869
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.22000.1817
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24216
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012version=6.2.9200.0 <6.2.9200.24216
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2version=10.0.19043.0 <10.0.19044.2846
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26466
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2version=10.0.0 <10.0.19042.2846
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26466
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2version=10.0.19045.0 <10.0.19045.2846
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20919
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft · Windows 11, version 22H2version=10.0.22621.0 <10.0.22621.1555
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5850
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.22015
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1668
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809version=10.0.0 <10.0.17763.4252; version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4252
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.20919
Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)version=6.0.6003.0 <6.0.6003.22015

Published CVSS scores

5.5Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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