CVE-2023-36873

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

1.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 72.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.

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.

Published

2023-08-08 18:34Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-10 15:11Z25 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2023-06-27

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3cba0924bf8bf26ca2632ce84d6bfaced232cc98409ddecaad1d37e8d5f178d8

• msrc.microsoft.com.NET Framework Spoofing Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36873vendor-advisorypatch