01 Record
CVE-2023-36884
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-07-17. Federal remediation due 2023-08-29. Known ransomware campaign use: reported by CISA.
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 99.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-07-11 18:14Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-10 15:11Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-06-27
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a88a647fd66f737ab39311f54a880457995caf8b46b8c47a5c9b038a66fd7f8a
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.4737, 10.0.0 to < 10.0.17763.473732-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19044.0 to < 10.0.19044.332432-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0 to < 10.0.19045.332432-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 21H210.0.22000.0 to < 10.0.22000.2295ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 22H210.0.22621.0 to < 10.0.22621.2134ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)6.1.7601.0 to < 6.1.7601.26664x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)6.0.6003.0 to < 6.0.6003.2221632-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0 to < 6.2.9200.24414x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0 to < 6.3.9600.21503x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0 to < 10.0.14393.6167x64-based Systems
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0 to < 10.0.17763.4737x64-based Systems
06 References
- msrc.microsoft.comWindows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilityhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36884