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CVE-2023-41763

Microsoft Skype for Business Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2023-10-10
CISA due date
2023-10-31
Known ransomware use
Unknown

NVD risk context

5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

Microsoft Skype for Business contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (1)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published
Oct 10, 2023, 06:15 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 06:22 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
Advanced: view the technical CVSS vector

This standardized code is intended for security tools and technical analysts. The plain-language risk summary above explains its main points.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CISA notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41763; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41763