CVE-2023-41763 (GCVE-0-2023-41763)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-10 17:07 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05
Title
Skype for Business Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Skype for Business Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-10-10 07:00
CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-41763

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2023-10-10 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-10
Asserted: 2023-10-10

Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Microsoft Skype for Business Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Skype for Business | 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. | Due date: 2023-10-31 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2023-41763; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41763

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-918
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product Skype for Business
Due Date 2023-10-31
Date Added 2023-10-10
Vendorproject Microsoft
Vulnerabilityname Microsoft Skype for Business Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown

References

Created: 2026-02-02 12:26 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
KEVintel KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2023-41763

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2023-10-10 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-10
Asserted: 2023-10-10

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Skype for Business Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Skype for Business Server 2015 CU13, Skype for Business Server 2019 CU7 | CVSS: 5.3 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Skype for Business Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vendor Microsoft
Product Skype for Business Server 2015 CU13, Skype for Business Server 2019 CU7
Added Date 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 5.3
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False

References

Created: 2026-06-19 12:46 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:46 UTC
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