# CVE-2023-36884

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2023-36884
- CVSS: 7.5
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-07-17; CISA due date 2023-08-29; known ransomware use
- EPSS: 99.44% (percentile 99.9)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 9 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2023-07-12)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2023-12-09)
- Weakness: CWE-362
- Published: 2023-07-11

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: affected >= 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.20107
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.6167
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.4737; >= 10.0.0 and < 10.0.17763.4737
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.19044.0 and < 10.0.19044.3324
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: affected >= 10.0.19045.0 and < 10.0.19045.3324
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: affected >= 10.0.22000.0 and < 10.0.22000.2295
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2: affected >= 10.0.22621.0 and < 10.0.22621.2134
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: affected >= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.26664
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.26664
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.22216
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008  Service Pack 2: affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.22216
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.22216
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.24414
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.21503
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.21503
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): affected >= 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.24414
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.6167
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.6167
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019: affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.4737
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): affected >= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.4737
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022: affected >= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.1906

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-36884

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