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CVE-2023-41763

Microsoft Skype for Business Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 5.3EPSS 90.4%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 31 October 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

Skype for Business Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
90.35% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 10 October 2023 · due 31 October 2023
Weakness
CWE-918
Affected
microsoft/skype for business server
Source
secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41763; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41763

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.