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CVE-2023-21769

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 High 7.5

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

Description

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.5

Score published by microsoft in the CVE record.

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

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: None

    No effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: None

    No effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: High

    Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.88673 (88.7% probability)
Percentile
99.8%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Feb 28, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

    • affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4252

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

    • affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4252

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

    • affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4252

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

    • affected: 10.0.17763.0 up to before 10.0.17763.4252

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

    • affected: 10.0.20348.0 up to before 10.0.20348.1668

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2

    • affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.19042.2846

  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2

    • affected: 10.0.0 up to before 10.0.22000.1817

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2

    • affected: 10.0.19043.0 up to before 10.0.19044.2846

  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2

    • affected: 10.0.22621.0 up to before 10.0.22621.1555

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2

    • affected: 10.0.19045.0 up to before 10.0.19045.2846

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

    • affected: 10.0.10240.0 up to before 10.0.10240.19869

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

    • affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.5850

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

    • affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.5850

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

    • affected: 10.0.14393.0 up to before 10.0.14393.5850

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    • affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22015

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)

    • affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22015

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    • affected: 6.0.6003.0 up to before 6.0.6003.22015

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

    • affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26466

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)

    • affected: 6.1.7601.0 up to before 6.1.7601.26466

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

    • affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.24216

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)

    • affected: 6.2.9200.0 up to before 6.2.9200.24216

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

    • affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.20919

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

    • affected: 6.3.9600.0 up to before 6.3.9600.20919

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