CVE-2023-21712: microsoft windows_10 Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-21712 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Race Condition vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 27-04-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-01-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.