Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-21823

Microsoft Windows Graphic Component Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Feb 14, 2023 · catalog updated Aug 19, 2026 · Microsoft Windows

Patch now

CVE-2023-21823 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 7, 2023. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
5.56%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809 · cpe microsoft/windows 10 20h2 · vendor Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Graphic Component contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 10 20h2version unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-21823

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-21823 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 7, 2023. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-190: Integer Overflow. EPSS 5.56%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 14, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    Microsoft Windows Graphic Component contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

  2. Feb 14, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 7, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Aug 19, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Microsoft Windows Graphic Component contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-21823

    Microsoft Windows Graphic Component contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-21823

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-21823

    30-day exploitation probability 5.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-21823

    Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-21823

    Microsoft Windows Graphic Component contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.