# KB5026456: May 2023 security update

KB5026456, released May 9, 2023, fixes 19 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5026456
- Platform: Microsoft
- Released: May 9, 2023
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2023-24941, exploitation more likely)
- CVEs: 19, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://support.microsoft.com/help/5026456

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [Windows Server 2022](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2022.md) |  |  |
| [Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/microsoft/windows-server-2022-server-core-installation.md) |  |  |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Component | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-24941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24941.md) | Urgent | Windows Network File System | 9.8 | 0.9468 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-29325](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-29325.md) | Urgent | Windows OLE | 8.1 | 0.8389 | Disclosed |
| [CVE-2023-24949](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24949.md) | Urgent | Windows Kernel | 7.8 | 0.2462 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-24943](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24943.md) | Urgent | Windows PGM | 9.8 | 0.0468 |  |
| [CVE-2023-29324](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-29324.md) | Urgent | Windows MSHTML Platform | 6.5 | 0.0284 | More likely |
| [CVE-2023-28283](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-28283.md) | Urgent | Windows LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol | 8.1 | 0.0097 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24903](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24903.md) | Urgent | Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) | 8.1 | 0.0092 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24940](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24940.md) | High | Windows PGM | 7.5 | 0.0517 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24939](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24939.md) | High | Windows NFS Portmapper | 7.5 | 0.0466 |  |
| [CVE-2022-29900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-29900.md) | High | AMD CPU Branch | 7.8 | 0.0394 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24898](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24898.md) | High | Windows SMB | 7.5 | 0.0210 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24942](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24942.md) | High | Windows Remote Procedure Call Runtime | 7.5 | 0.0190 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24901](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24901.md) | High | Windows NFS Portmapper | 7.5 | 0.0159 |  |
| [CVE-2022-26928](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-26928.md) | High | Windows Photo Import API | 7.0 | 0.0079 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24899](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24899.md) | High | Microsoft Graphics Component | 7.0 | 0.0034 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24900](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24900.md) | Routine | Windows NTLM | 5.9 | 0.0123 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24944](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24944.md) | Routine | Microsoft Bluetooth Driver | 6.5 | 0.0069 |  |
| [CVE-2023-24945](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-24945.md) | Routine | Windows iSCSI Target Service | 5.5 | 0.0056 |  |
| [CVE-2023-28251](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-28251.md) | Routine | Windows Secure Boot | 5.5 | 0.0045 |  |

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