CVE-2023-28231
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-28231- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31939
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-31939- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8vr-9m8f-7hmc
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-g8vr-9m8f-7hmc- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
DHCP Server Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-28231- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1
- microsoft windows server 2008 r2 service pack 1 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2
- microsoft windows server 2008 service pack 2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2012 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2
- microsoft windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2016 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2019
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | TheHermione/CVE-2023-28231 | 2023-05-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28231 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, published April 11, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.