CVE-2023-21800
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 14, 2023 at 07:33 PM UTC
Updated: August 19, 2026 at 05:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 6.0.6003.21915, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.1.7601.26366, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21800SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-73NVD-CWE-noinfo
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