microsoft windows-server-2016 CVE-2023-36033 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on November 14, 2023

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Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by December 5, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-36033 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-36033

You can be notified by stack.watch whenever vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-36033 are published in these products:

Microsoft Windows Server 2016
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
 
Microsoft Windows 10 1809
 
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
 
Microsoft Windows 10 22h2
 
Microsoft Windows 11 21h2
 
Microsoft Windows 11 22h2
 
Microsoft Windows 11 23h2
 

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