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CVE-2023-42757

MEDIUM
4.2
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMicrosoft Sysinternals Process Explorer

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Severity
MEDIUM4.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Process Explorer before 17.04 allows attackers to make it functionally unavailable (a denial of service for analysis) by renaming an executable file to a new extensionless 255-character name and launching it with NtCreateUserProcess. This can occur through an issue in wcscat_s error handling.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/SafeBreach-Labs/MagicDot
Source: [email protected]
https://www.blackhat.com/asia-24/briefings/schedule/#magicdot-a-hackers-magic-show-of-disappearing-dots-and-spaces-36561
Source: [email protected]
https://www.safebreach.com/blog/magicdot-a-hackers-magic-show-of-disappearing-dots-and-spaces/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.2MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-120

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