CVE-2023-28306Network attack vector

Remote code execution via DNS use-after-free

Published Apr 11, 2023 · Updated Jan 23, 2025

Use-after-free in Microsoft Windows DNS Server allows remote authenticated users to execute code through crafted network requests. Microsoft identifies the flaw as a use-after-free but has not published the affected routine or precise object-lifetime error. Exploitation is network-reachable, requires high privileges and high-complexity conditions, and can compromise the server.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Microsoft Windows DNS Server allows remote authenticated users to execute code through crafted network requests. Microsoft identifies the flaw as a use-after-free but has not published the affected routine or precise object-lifetime error. Exploitation is network-reachable, requires high privileges and high-complexity conditions, and can compromise the server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28306
Published
Apr 11, 2023
Updated
Jan 23, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-416, CWE-362, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

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=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4252

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

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 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 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 Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)version=6.1.7601.0 <6.1.7601.26466
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 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 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

6.6Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

Public exploit references

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