CVE-2023-36884
Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 29 August 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.44% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 17 July 2023 · due 29 August 2023 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 1507 · microsoft/windows 10 1607 · microsoft/windows 10 1809 · microsoft/windows 10 21h2 · microsoft/windows 10 22h2 · microsoft/windows 11 21h2 · microsoft/windows 11 22h2 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/windows server 2019 · microsoft/windows server 2022
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 99.4% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36884
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36884US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.