February 14, 2023 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2023-21823 Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Graphic Component Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2023-02-14- Federal due date
2023-03-07- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 92.9th percentile (score 0.056, as of
2026-11-06) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 (HIGH)
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21823
CISA short description
Microsoft Windows Graphic Component contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
NVD description
Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability