CVE-2023-28235
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- 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
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-28235- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31943
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-31943- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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-8v7f-j9hm-q2v2
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-8v7f-j9hm-q2v2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Windows Lock Screen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-28235- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows 10 1809
- microsoft windows 10 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 22h2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28235 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published April 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.