CVE-2023-38162
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-38162- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-191
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-41987
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2023-41987- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv68-pmff-63fx
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-hv68-pmff-63fx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
DHCP Server Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2023-38162- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-191, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- 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
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-38162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows Server 2012, published September 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.