CVE-2023-36884 : Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published 2023-07-11 19:15:10

Updated 2024-06-27 18:59:51

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

CVE-2023-36884 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

This issue is known to have been leveraged as part of a ransomware campaign.

CISA vulnerability name:

Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA required action:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA description:

Microsoft Windows Search contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow an attacker to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses via a specially crafted malicious file, leading to remote code execution.

Notes:

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36884

Added on 2023-07-17 Action due date 2023-08-29

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36884

EPSS FAQ

6.77%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 94 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-36884

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.6	5.9	NIST	2024-06-27
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
8.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	2.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.6	5.9	Microsoft Corporation
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2023-36884

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

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

Assigned by:

nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-36884

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/43

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CVEs referencing this url
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36884

CVE-2023-36884 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Office and Windows HTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Patch;Vendor Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2023-36884