CVE-2023-38162

highpriority · track · 4EPSS 0.107 · 96 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

10.7% (96th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

59 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedWindows Server 2012msrc_csaf
6.2.9200.24462:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030278
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030278
FixedWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)msrc_csaf
6.2.9200.24462:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030278
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030278
FixedWindows Server 2012 R2msrc_csaf
6.3.9600.21563:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030269
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030269
FixedWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)msrc_csaf
6.3.9600.21563:Monthly Rollup:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030269
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030269
FixedWindows Server 2016msrc_csaf
10.0.14393.6252:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030213
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030213
FixedWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)msrc_csaf
10.0.14393.6252:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030213
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030213
FixedWindows Server 2019msrc_csaf
10.0.17763.4851:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030214
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030214
FixedWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)msrc_csaf
10.0.17763.4851:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030214
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030214
FixedWindows Server 2022msrc_csaf
10.0.20348.1970:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030216
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030216
FixedWindows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)msrc_csaf
10.0.20348.1970:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030216
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5030216

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-400USprimaryCWE-191USCWE-191USCWE-20USCWE-400US

affected products (59)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Hitachi Storageall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:hitachi:storage:-
Microsoft Windows 10all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:-
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1607
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_1809
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_21h2
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_10:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_22h2
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_11:version_21h2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_r2_sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server:2008_sp2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_r2:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-
Microsoft Windows Server 2022all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-
Microsoft Windows Server 20126.2.9200.0 → 6.2.9200.24462enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0 → 6.2.9200.24462enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.0 → 6.3.9600.21563enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0 → 6.3.9600.21563enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Windows Server 201610.0.14393.0 → 10.0.14393.6252enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-2328Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-09-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Windows und Microsoft Windows Server ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und seine Rechte zu erweitern.
msrc_CVE-2023-38162DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability2023-09-12csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-09-12modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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