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CVE-2023-21676

CVE detail

CVE-2023-21676

Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 8.8 · HighBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2023 fixed actively exploited zero-daySecurity Affairs
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 fixed 97 flaws and an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 addressed a total of 98 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; .NET Core and Visual Studio Code, 3D Builder, Azure Service Fabric Container, Windows BitLocker, Windows […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 11, 2023, 8:05 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Jan 10, 2023

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs

Unavailable

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): Low. The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses