CVE-2023-23412: Windows Accounts Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Windows Accounts Picture Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: before 10.0.10240.19805 — fixed in 10.0.10240.19805
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.5786 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5786
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.4131 — fixed in 10.0.17763.4131
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: before 10.0.19042.2728 — fixed in 10.0.19042.2728
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.2728 — fixed in 10.0.19044.2728
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.2728 — fixed in 10.0.19045.2728
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: all versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: from 10.0.10240.0 before 10.0.10240.19805 — fixed in 10.0.10240.19805
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5786 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5786
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4131 — fixed in 10.0.17763.4131
Microsoft Windows 10 20H2: from 10.0.0 before 10.0.19042.2728 — fixed in 10.0.19042.2728
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19043.0 before 10.0.19044.2728 — fixed in 10.0.19044.2728
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.2728 — fixed in 10.0.19045.2728
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.24168 — fixed in 6.2.9200.24168
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.20865 — fixed in 6.3.9600.20865
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.5786 — fixed in 10.0.14393.5786
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.4131 — fixed in 10.0.17763.4131
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.1607 — fixed in 10.0.20348.1607

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19805; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.5786; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.4131; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.2728; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.2728; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.2728; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 10.0.10240.19805; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.5786; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.4131; Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 10.0.19042.2728; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.2728; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.2728. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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