CVE-2023-23388

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Elevated

8.8

Windows Bluetooth Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 94.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 14, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

secure@microsofthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23388
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23388

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-681

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-233882023-03-14
Windows Bluetooth Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCynwarcs/CVE-2023-23388
First seen Jun 23, 2024
poc for CVE-2023-23388 (LPE in Windows 10/11 bthserv service)
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-23388?

CVE-2023-23388 is a high vulnerability published on March 14, 2023. Windows Bluetooth Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

When was CVE-2023-23388 disclosed?

CVE-2023-23388 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 14, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-23388 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-23388 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-23388?

CVE-2023-23388 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-23388?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-23388, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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