Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-36884
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-07-11 19:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-08-10 16:18:30 UTC
DescriptionWindows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.989320000 probability, percentile 0.999260000 (date 2026-09-07)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-07-17; due 2023-08-29; ransomware use Known

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-362 CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductWindows
NameMicrosoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36884

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1507 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 22h2 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 11 22h2 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2022 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 affected 10.0.10240.0 10.0.10240.20107 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.6167 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.4737 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 affected 10.0.0 10.0.17763.4737 custom ARM64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 affected 10.0.19044.0 10.0.19044.3324 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 affected 10.0.19045.0 10.0.19045.3324 custom 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21H2 affected 10.0.22000.0 10.0.22000.2295 custom ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 11 Version 22H2 affected 10.0.22621.0 10.0.22621.2134 custom ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 affected 6.0.6003.0 6.0.6003.22216 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 affected 6.1.7601.0 6.1.7601.26664 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Server Core Installation affected 6.1.7601.0 6.1.7601.26664 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 affected 6.0.6003.0 6.0.6003.22216 custom 32-bit Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Server Core Installation affected 6.0.6003.0 6.0.6003.22216 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 affected 6.2.9200.0 6.2.9200.24414 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Server Core Installation affected 6.2.9200.0 6.2.9200.24414 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 affected 6.3.9600.0 6.3.9600.21503 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core Installation affected 6.3.9600.0 6.3.9600.21503 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2016 affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.6167 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Server Core Installation affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.6167 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2019 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.4737 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Server Core Installation affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.4737 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2022 affected 10.0.20348.0 10.0.20348.1906 custom x64-based Systems

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecLists.Org Security Mailing List Archive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2023-07-17T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2023-36884 added to CISA KEV

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 92038 Microsoft Office and Windows HTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Zero Day) for July 2023
  • 92041 Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Security Update for July 2023

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