Microsoft Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2023-01-10
Federal due date
2023-01-31
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
95.6th percentile (score 0.201, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21674

CISA short description

Microsoft Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.