Microsoft Windows Graphic Component Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2023-21823 · Published 14/02/2023 · updated 19/08/2026

Microsoft Windows Graphic Component Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 14/02/2023. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Windows Microsoft	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21823 · Patch
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2023-21823

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