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CVE-2023-36033 kev in the critical feed json

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2023-11-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-40017

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2023-11-14
epss
10.9%
EPSS 10.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.5122
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.5122
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.5122
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.2113
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 10.0.22000.2600
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19043.3693
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2 10.0.22621.2715
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.3693
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3 10.0.22631.2715
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 10.0.22631.2715
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.531

Timeline

  1. 0-day patched (Project Zero)
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Published
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
2 y ago
Patch by
2023-12-05 (2 y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor, product
Microsoft, Windows
CISA name
Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Zero-day

Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.

Patched
2023-11-14
Details
project zero root cause analysis

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

10.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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