CVE-2023-24872

published 2023-03-14

CVE-2023-24872: Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority P3 54 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected

36 ranges · showing 25

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	windows_10_1507	< 10.0.10240.19805	10.0.10240.19805
microsoft	windows_10_1607	< 10.0.14393.5786	10.0.14393.5786
microsoft	windows_10_1809	< 10.0.17763.4131	10.0.17763.4131
microsoft	windows_10_20h2	< 10.0.19042.2728	10.0.19042.2728
microsoft	windows_10_21h2	< 10.0.19044.2728	10.0.19044.2728
microsoft	windows_10_22h2	< 10.0.19045.2728	10.0.19045.2728
microsoft	windows_10_version_1507	>= 10.0.10240.0 < 10.0.10240.19805	10.0.10240.19805
microsoft	windows_10_version_1607	>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5786	10.0.14393.5786
microsoft	windows_10_version_1809	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.17763.4131	10.0.17763.4131
microsoft	windows_10_version_1809	>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.4131	10.0.17763.4131
microsoft	windows_10_version_20h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.19042.2728	10.0.19042.2728
microsoft	windows_10_version_21h2	>= 10.0.19043.0 < 10.0.19044.2728	10.0.19044.2728
microsoft	windows_10_version_22h2	>= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.2728	10.0.19045.2728
microsoft	windows_11_21h2	< 10.0.22000.1696	10.0.22000.1696
microsoft	windows_11_22h2	< 10.0.22000.1413	10.0.22000.1413
microsoft	windows_11_version_21h2	>= 10.0.0 < 10.0.22000.1696	10.0.22000.1696
microsoft	windows_11_version_22h2	>= 10.0.22621.0 < 10.0.22621.1413	10.0.22621.1413
microsoft	windows_server_2012	—	—
microsoft	windows_server_2012	>= 6.2.9200.0 < 6.2.9200.24168	6.2.9200.24168
microsoft	windows_server_2012_r2	>= 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.20865	6.3.9600.20865
microsoft	windows_server_2016	>= 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.5786	10.0.14393.5786
microsoft	windows_server_2019	>= 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.4131	10.0.17763.4131
microsoft	windows_server_2022	>= 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.1607	10.0.20348.1607
msrc	windows_10	—	—
msrc	windows_10_version_1607	—	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → Attack vector involves a modified XPS file sent to a shared printer by an authenticated attacker; monitor for anomalous XPS file submissions to shared printers ↗

• · Exploitation requires authentication (normal user privileges); unauthenticated remote exploitation is not possible ↗
• · Affected component is the Microsoft PostScript and PCL6 Class Printer Driver; exploitation path requires access to a shared printer resource ↗
• · As of advisory publication, vulnerability was not publicly disclosed or exploited in the wild; exploitation assessed as 'Less Likely' ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vendor_msrc 8.8 HIGH

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