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CVE-2023-21554

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2023-215544 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 62 = 29 + 25 + 0 + 8 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.95454  ·  without this subject the record ranks 33

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 9.8, from the CNA  ·  without this subject the record ranks 37

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 62

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

9 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 54

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 62

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$4.76Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$146,000on 2025-03-19, the last material move, 1 year, 2 months before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$4.76M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.95454 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

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Hindsight · the state

0.95454EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Harmtotal loss · unauthenticatedreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defensefix version namedreceipt
Movementscoring model changedreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2025-03-17, 455 days at 0.95, as of 2026-06-15. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

CVE-2022-47966CVE-2022-29499MicrosoftMicrosoft 365VMware vCenterQNAP Systems Inc.21554

This record is one instance of CWE-20, improper input validation. The index holds 13347 prior instances of this class, 73 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-20 Improper Input Validationreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-20: Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); Confidentiality: Read Memory, Read Files or Directories…[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed in10.0.17763.4252; 10.0.20348.1668; 10.0.19042.2846; 10.0.22000.1817; 10.0.19044.2846; 10.0.22621.1555; 10.0.19045.2846; 10.0.10240.19869; 10.0.14393.5850…receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 5 public repositories, 2023-05-18.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 5 public repositories2023-05-18receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA9.8 CRITICALreceipt
Exploit probability0.95454 · top 0.13% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth2 products across 1 vendorderived
Assigned bymicrosoftreceipt
Recorded changes80 · last 17 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1809; Microsoft Windows Server 2019; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation); Microsoft Windows Server 2022; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2…receipt
Published rangesmicrosoft windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.5850; microsoft windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.4252; microsoft windows 10 20h2 < 10.0.19042.2846; microsoft windows 10 21h2 < 10.0.19044.2846receipt
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microsoft windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.5850
microsoft windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.4252
microsoft windows 10 20h2 < 10.0.19042.2846
microsoft windows 10 21h2 < 10.0.19044.2846
microsoft windows 10 22h2 < 10.0.19045.2846
microsoft windows 11 21h2 < 10.0.22000.1817
microsoft windows 11 22h2 < 10.0.22621.1555
microsoft windows server 2008 r2
microsoft windows server 2012 r2
Fixed in10.0.17763.4252; 10.0.20348.1668; 10.0.19042.2846; 10.0.22000.1817; 10.0.19044.2846; 10.0.22621.1555; 10.0.19045.2846; 10.0.10240.19869; 10.0.14393.5850…receipt

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Attack path

Unauthenticated network requestno credentials, no interactionMicrosoft Windows Server 2019CWE-20 improper input validationFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hexploits CWE-20data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

weakness
CWE-20
affected versions
microsoft windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.5850; microsoft windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.4252; microsoft windows 10 20h2 < 10.0.19042.2846; and 6 more, listed in full below
also scored by
[email protected] 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Dated events

2023-05-08EPSS moved 0.01 to 0.252025-03-17EPSS moved 0.03 to 0.892025-03-19EPSS moved 0.89 to 0.92

Movement the material steps

12 Apr 20230.00237
8 May 20230.24639 · crossed 0.10
19 May 20230.86727 · crossed 0.50
13 Jun 20230.92300 · crossed 0.90
8 Jul 20230.79143 · crossed 0.90
14 Aug 20230.90262 · crossed 0.90
17 Dec 20240.17824 · crossed 0.50 and 0.90
9 Feb 20250.02796 · crossed 0.10
17 Mar 20250.89228 · crossed 0.10 and 0.50 · scoring model v2025.03.14
19 Mar 20250.92162 · crossed 0.90
15 Jun 20260.95454 · scoring model v2026.06.15
Show all 77 observations
12 Apr 20230.00237
14 Apr 20230.00255
20 Apr 20230.01372
26 Apr 20230.01074
8 May 20230.24639
13 May 20230.24960
14 May 20230.29031
19 May 20230.86727
21 May 20230.88792
13 Jun 20230.92300
16 Jun 20230.91958
8 Jul 20230.79143
14 Jul 20230.89112
14 Aug 20230.90262
6 Sep 20230.95485
14 Sep 20230.96136
5 Nov 20230.96122
11 Mar 20240.95970
17 Apr 20240.95916
13 May 20240.95939
29 May 20240.95576
20 Jun 20240.95084
16 Jul 20240.95283
25 Aug 20240.95588
21 Sep 20240.95265
1 Nov 20240.95511
16 Nov 20240.95195
17 Dec 20240.17824
13 Jan 20250.18057
9 Feb 20250.02796
11 Feb 20250.03013
17 Mar 20250.89228
19 Mar 20250.92162
20 Mar 20250.91601
25 Mar 20250.92162
26 Mar 20250.92087
27 Mar 20250.92615
28 Mar 20250.92162
29 Mar 20250.92615
30 Mar 20250.92162
6 Apr 20250.92119
7 Apr 20250.92043
8 Apr 20250.92119
11 Apr 20250.92043
12 Apr 20250.91669
14 Apr 20250.92162
15 Apr 20250.92087
17 Apr 20250.92162
1 May 20250.92087
5 May 20250.92162
1 Jun 20250.92087
4 Jun 20250.92162
1 Jul 20250.92214
4 Jul 20250.92162
1 Aug 20250.92214
4 Aug 20250.92162
1 Sep 20250.92214
5 Sep 20250.92162
1 Oct 20250.92214
4 Oct 20250.92162
1 Nov 20250.92214
4 Nov 20250.92162
18 Nov 20250.9018
21 Nov 20250.92162
1 Dec 20250.92292
3 Dec 20250.92214
4 Dec 20250.92162
1 Jan 20260.92087
4 Jan 20260.92162
1 Feb 20260.92087
4 Feb 20260.92162
14 Feb 20260.92119
1 Mar 20260.92043
4 Mar 20260.92119
8 Mar 20260.92162
12 Apr 20260.91896
15 Jun 20260.95454

77 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.95454Published2023-04-11Public PoC2023-05-18Index as of2026-06-15

The record had been public for 3 years, 2 months when this index was last written.

Published 2023-04-11 receipt · Public PoC 2023-05-18 receipt · Index as of 2026-06-15 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-20, improper input validation. The index holds 13347 prior instances of this class, 73 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2022-47966matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2023receipt
CVE-2022-29499matches 8 of 8KEV listed · 2022receipt
CVE-2019-0604 · Microsoft SharePoint Servermatches 9 of 9KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2024-21413 · Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprisematches 9 of 9KEV listed · 2024receipt
CVE-2021-21985 · VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud…matches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2018-19949 · QNAP Systems Inc. QTSmatches 8 of 9KEV listed · 2020receipt

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13347 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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