PT-2023-1141 · Microsoft · Windows Credential Manager+1

Denis Faiustov + 1 · CVE-2023-21726 · Published 2023-01-10 · Updated 2025-04-17

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Credential Manager (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access restrictions in the Windows Credential Manager user interface, which can be exploited to elevate privileges. This could allow an attacker to affect the system. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-257

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00341

CVE-2023-21726

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Credential Manager

References · 12

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21726 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21726 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21726 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21726 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2023-21726 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00341 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/1912613875020902807 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/42296 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/6962 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/RubenLabs/status/1912835708932235436 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/echeloneyes/1060 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/syedaquib77/status/1912790536324538393 · Twitter Post