Nov 2023: Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2023-36036 Published on November 14, 2023

Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.

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.

Weakness Type

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().


Products Associated with CVE-2023-36036

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2022: Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.92%
Percentile
75.65%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.