CVE-2023-29367

Code execution via uninitialized WMI provider resource

Published Jun 13, 2023 · Updated Jan 1, 2025

Remote code execution in the iSCSI Target WMI Provider in Microsoft Windows Server allows local users to run code after user interaction. The provider uses an uninitialized resource during an undisclosed operation; Microsoft has not identified the resource or input path. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and successful code execution can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in the iSCSI Target WMI Provider in Microsoft Windows Server allows local users to run code after user interaction. The provider uses an uninitialized resource during an undisclosed operation; Microsoft has not identified the resource or input path. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and successful code execution can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29367
Published
Jun 13, 2023
Updated
Jan 1, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Server 2019
Classifications
CWE-908
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

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 vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Windows Server 2019version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4499
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5989
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016version=10.0.14393.0 <10.0.14393.5989
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.21013
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)version=10.0.17763.0 <10.0.17763.4499
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022version=10.0.20348.0 <10.0.20348.1787
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2version=6.3.9600.0 <6.3.9600.21013

Published CVSS scores

7.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

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