Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2023-21768)

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-21768  

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2023-0005 Date Published: 10 Jan 2023 Severity: High Last Updated: Monday 11 December, 2023 Source: Microsoft CVE-2023-21768 Industry Reference:CVE-2023-21768
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition
Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems

Windows 11 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems Vulnerability Description An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.