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01 Record

CVE-2023-36033

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-11-14. Federal remediation due 2023-12-05.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
10.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-11-14 17:57Z2 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-10-21 23:05Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2023-06-20
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
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
Weaknesses
  • CWE-822Untrusted Pointer DereferenceBase
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
68871d49791abc01456ce0bf8837651867f91deb51fd1929e87691e5be64eb62

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.5122, 10.0.0 to < 10.0.17763.512232-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.5122x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.5122x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0 to < 10.0.20348.2113x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H210.0.0 to < 10.0.22000.2600x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19043.0 to < 10.0.19043.369332-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0 to < 10.0.22621.2715ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0 to < 10.0.19045.3693x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H310.0.22631.0 to < 10.0.22631.2715ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0 to < 10.0.22631.2715x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0 to < 10.0.25398.531x64-based Systems

06 References